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DIPHTHERIA.
(Decennial average 19.1).
102 persons are stated to have died from Diphtheria, and 38
others from Croup and Laryngitis. For the last three years the
mortality from Diphtheria has doubled that of the preceding year;
in 1887 the deaths were 27, in 1888 they were 52, and in 1889
they were 102; this is a most formidable increase, hut it is to he
hoped that it may be checked. in the future by arrangements which
have recently been made for the admission of cases of this nature
into the Asylums Board Hospitals.
194 cases of Diphtheria were reported to us, and 156 houses were
visited; in 11 instances the premises were found to be in a fairly
satisfactory condition, the remaining 115 were in a more or less
unsatisfactory state, about half of them were very bad indeed.
Legal proceedings were necessary in two cases in order to get
these remedied.
WHOOPING COUGH.
(Decennial average 131).
Whooping cough caused 02 deaths, most of them in the last
quarter of the year.
MEASLES.
(Decennial average 101.6).
Measles caused 132 deaths, all except eight being amongst young
children aged less than five years, the outbreak, which had commenced
in the autumn of 1888, continued till the beginning of
May, 1889, but during the remainder of the year the mortality
was below the average.