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of which 2 were said to have occurred in Dulwich, 25 in
Camberwell, 6 in Peckham, and 8 in St. George's; and of
which 38 occurred in the first quarter, 2 in the second, and
one in the fourth. But it is certain that these numbers byno
means represent the total number of deaths attributable
to this disease; and that a very large proportion of the
deaths ascribed to inflammatory affections of the lungs, and
no inconsiderable number of the deaths distributed under
some of the other headings, were due directly or indirectly
to it.
Six hundred and twentv-five deaths were referred to
pulmonary phthisis or other forms of tuberculosis.
The most noticeable features with respect to the
mortuary returns of the year are:—the heavy mortality as
compared with recent years, and the fatal effects of influenza
in the first quarter of the year, and of inclement weather
in the last quarter of the year, by which mainly the unduly
heavy mortality was brought about. Nevertheless, the
death-rate for the year was not excessive; and, apart from
the conditions above referred to, the health of the Parish
was fairly good.
During the year, from the 25th March, 1890, to the
25th March, 1891, inclusive, there were notified under the
Notification Act 2 cases of small-pox, 1 case of cholera, 1
case of typhus, 888 cases of scarlet fever, 152 cases of
typhoid or enteric fever, 12 cases of puerperal fever, 256
cases of diphtheria, and 258 cases of erysipelas, in all
1,570 cases.