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Scarlet Fever —Sixty-five deaths occurred from this disease,
being 17 above the average of the last ten years. This number (65)
has only been exceeded three times during that period, viz., in 1874,
1879, and 1880, when 105, 71, and 112, deaths were registered
respectively. Of these 65 deaths 59 occurred in the District, and
6 in the Hospitals. One hundred and ninety cases were reported
to me, of which number 21 occurred in the East London Hospital
for Children. This Hospital possesses no disinfecting apparatus.
It appears to me however that such an apparatus would be a
singularly appropriate addition to an institution devoted to the
treatment of children's diseases.
Diphtheria.—Four deaths were registered from this disease,
being rather below the ten years average.
Whooping Cough caused 113 deaths. It was more fatal
than in any of the last ten years, and caused a mortality more than
double the average of that period.
Fever (Typhus, Enteric, and Simple Continued) caused
17 deaths. Of these 2 were due to Typhus, and occurred in
Hospital, 14 to Enteric, of which number 6 occurred in Hospital,
and 8 in the District, and one to Simple Continued Fever,
which took place in the District. The annual average of the last
ten years was 19.9.
Diarrhcea.—To this disease there were attributed 42 deaths,
being 20 below the ten years average.