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Of the so-calied zymotic diseases, 358 deaths were registered against
498 in the previous year, but deducting the 16 deaths of non-parishioners
that took place at the Western-District Hospital at Fulham last
year, and 11 deaths of non-parishioners, which took place at the same
hospital in the previous year, the corrected number of deaths from
this class of diseases was 342 last year, as compared with 487 in the
year previous. There was, therefore, a comparative decrease of 145
in the number of deaths of parishioners registered in this district last
year, as compared with the year previous, but taking into consideration
the increase on the population there was a comparative decrease
last year of 194 deaths from these diseases. The total deaths from
zymotic diseases, as registered last year, were equal to 137 per cent, of
the total deaths registered, and were at the rate of 2"6 deaths per
annum per 1000 persons living. The deaths from these diseases in the
whole of London were equal to 13'4 per cent, of the total deaths registered,
and were at the rate of 2 7 deaths per annum per 1000 persons
living. There was, therefore, in this district last year a greater proportion
of deaths from zymotic diseases than in London, as compared
with the total number of deaths registered, but a less number as compared
with the population. This district contains so many poor class
inhabitants that the death rate from zymotic diseases is sure to be
rather high. Of the 342 (the corrected number) of deaths from
zymotic diseases which occurred last year there were, 11 in St. Peter's,
against 19 in the previous year, 156 in St. Paul's, against 215 in the
previous year, and 175 in Fulham against 253 in the previous year.
There was, therefore, a comparative decrease of 8 in the number of
these deaths in St. Peter's, 59 in St. Paul's, aud 78 in Fulham.
TABLE V.
The following table shows the deaths from zymotic diseases (exclusive
of those of non-parishioners that took place at the Western District
Hospital at Fulham), registered in the Fulham district in the
years 1882 and 1883:—