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Scarlet fever produced only 13 deaths Of these 3 took place
in Camberwell, 4 in St. G-eorge's, and 6 in Peckham. From
small pox only 2 fatal cases were recorded, both from St.
G-eorge's. From measles 8 deaths resulted; of which 1 occurred
in Camberwell, 1 in Peckham, and 6 in St. George's. Diphtheria
was fatal in 25 instances ; thrice in St. George's, 6 times
in Camberwell, and 16 times in Peckham. Hooping cough
destroyed 72 lives ; 2 in Dulwich, 21 in Camberwell, 23 in St.
G-eorge's, and 26 in Peckham.
The affections just enumerated constitute more especially the
class of Zymotic diseases; and it is gratifying to find that on the
whole they have neither been severe nor very prevalent. Two
only of them have increased in fatality since the year 1860 ;
these are diphtheria and hooping cough. Diphtheria increased
from 11 to 25, but even then cannot be regarded as having
been severe. Hooping cough increased from 36 to 72, and is
the only one of this class of affections that can be fairly said to
have been epidemic. The others all diminished in mortality;
fever from 26 to 25, scarlet fever from 34 to 13, measles from
40 to 8, and small pox from 5 to 2. Diseases of the bowels
and lungs, which are so prevalent and fatal in young children,
cut off as nearly as possible the same number in both years,
166 in 1860, 164 in 1861. Erysipelas and pyaemia proved
fatal to 14 persons in 1860, to 8 only in the year which has
just passed.
The ages of those who died are classified as follows (Table
III) ; 521 deaths occurred under 5 years of age, 49 between
5 and 10, 31 between 10 and 15, 25 between 15 and 20, 81
between 20 and 30, 105 between 30 and 40, 103 between 40
and 50, 112 between 50 and 60, 149 between 60 and 70, and
243 from 70 upwards. As usual the mortality of children
under 5 years of age was very high; from that period up to