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It will be seen that the deaths of infants under
one year of age were absolutely the same (413) as in
1875; and, though fewer relatively to the increased
population, were more relatively to the total number
of deaths. The deaths of children under five years of
age were 681, as compared with 712 in the previous
year. The principal death-factors at these early ages
were measles, scarlet-fever, whooping-cough, and diarrhoea.
Of the 256 deaths from these four diseases, 200
occurred in St. Mary's and 56 in St. John's subdistrict.
In the two sub-districts into which the parish
is divided, the same difference is apparent as regards the
distribution of these diseases, not to mention others,
and as regards the mortality from each of them, as
was pointed out in my first Report, and shows clearly
both the want of accommodation, or of care to prevent
their extension, and the want of means or of good
nursing to arrest their development.
In St. Mary's District the proportion of deaths at
all ages from these diseases to the population was in
every instance nearly double that which obtained in
St. John's, and the percentage of deaths to the total
number of deaths from all causes was also very much
greater.

J. M.ORTON, PRINTER, STAR STREET, EDGWARE ROAD.