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both in the milking, and in the subsequent conveyance of the
milk to, and its sojourn in, the shop of the retailer. Meanwhile
the necessity for boiling milk, especially that intended
for infants, cannot be too strongly urged, though that this
should be essential constitutes a serious indictment of the
methods under which the milk trade is carried on.
Influenza.
Sixty.six deaths were directly attributed to Influenza, the
highest number recorded in any year. The outbreak of this
disease in London arose with its characteristic suddenness
about the middle of February, rapidly culminated, and then
steadily subsided, as may be seen from the following Table,
which gives the deaths 111 rulham and in London during th
weeks when it was prevalent:—
Fulham.
London.
Week ending Feb. 16
1
24
„ „ „ 23
6
111
„ „ March 2
15
296
„ „ „ 9
17
473
,, ,, ,, 16
9
349
,, „ „ 23
4
225
„ „ „ 30
4
116
„ „ April 6
1
63
„ „ „ 13
1
46
„ „ „ 20
1
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The disease was proportionally somewhat more fatal
in Fulham than in the rest of London, the death-rates
being 0.6 for Fulham and 0.5 for the whole of London.
The mortality among elderly people from the disease showed
a marked excess, 18 of the deaths being of persons over 65
years of age. This corresponds to a death-rate of 5 0 per
1000 persons estimated to be living at that age, while the
remaining 47 deaths occurring among persons under 65 years
of age were equal to 0.4 per 1000 persons living at that age
period. In other words among equal numbers living, to
one death from Influenza among persons aged under 65,
there were 13 deaths among persons aged upwards of 65.