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Of the diseases which produced the mortality at these
ages— .
224 took place from zymotic diseases.
154 ,, „ constitutional diseases.
437 „ „ local diseases.
157 ,, ,, developmental diseases.
11 „ „ violent deaths.
1 „ „ not specified, or
ill-defined.
Preventable Diseases.
The seven principal zymotic diseases, viz, small-pox,
measles, scarlet fever, diptheria, whooping cough, fever, and
diarrhoea, caused 185 deaths, at the rate of 3 07 per 1000—
a number above the average of the past 10 years (130 4), and
84 more than the number registered last year.
The proportion of deaths from zymotic disease to 1000 deaths
from all causes in, 10 years, was in London 187.07, and in
England and Wales 173.28.
Smai,l-pox.—During the 3 previous years no deaths have
taken place from small-pox, and only one has been registered
during the present year (1876.) The annual average
mortality of the past 10 years has only amounted to 4.3.
Measles.—The annual average mortality of the past 10
years from measles has been 15.1. This year the mortality
from measles has amounted to 34.
Scarlet Fever.—Thirty deaths have taken place from
scarlet fever, 19 in excess of the number registered last year,
29.9 being the annual average of the last 10 years.
Diptheria —Eleven deaths took place from diptheria.
The annual average of the last 10 years having been 11.12.
Whooping Cough.—A large increase has taken place in
the mortality from whooping cough, 44 deaths having been
registered from this cause, the largest number registered in
any one year. The annual average of the last 10 years having
been 20.9.
Fever.—Twenty deaths took place from fever, the
annual average number for the last 10 years having been 19.0.