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quite epidemic in the two Waterloo Road districts, and in a
limited portion of Lower Norwood. Of the eighteen fatal
Scarlatina cases that took place during the year in the Norwood
district, 14 occurred in the last quarter of the year, and
in the special locality before referred to, which was traversed
by many objectionable open sewers and drains. But owing
to the progress made by the Metropolitan Board of Works
in the execution of their main sewerage scheme, the
Vestry has since been able to effect a great improvement in
the drainage of this sub-district. Whooping Cough was also
more than usually prevalent, and somewhat unexpectedly, its
greatest fatality was manifested in the second or summer
quarter. The fatal Diarrhoea cases took place almost exclusively
among children and in the autumn quarter. Though
greatly in excess of those for 1860, they were not above
the average.