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degree of good health; but that it has also really
enjoyed good health is further shown by the almost
complete immunity of its population from deaths
from infectious fevers, and by the equal immunity of
its infantile population from the various other causes
of infantile mortality. The death-rates of St. George's
and of Peckham were considerably higher than those
of the other districts, though still not high as compared
with those of London and its groups of districts
for many years past, but the largeness of their deathrates
compared with that of Dulwich was evidently
due in no inconsiderable degree to the prevalence and
fatality of infectious fevers (especially of smallpox)
in the more populous and poorer parts of these
sub-districts, and to the numerous deaths from the
usually recognized infantile complaints, which doubtless
also occurred mainly in the same localities, and
to a considerable extent probably are inseparably connected
with poverty and the many evils which
attend poverty.
The sanitary work carried out by the inspectors of
nuisances during the twelve months ending March
25th, 1872, are detailed in Table IV. A comparison
of this table with the corresponding table for the previous
year might at first sight convey the impression