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How many of those treated in the Hospitals died,
or what proportion those therein treated bore to those
attended at their own homes, I am unable to say.
MEASLES.
Measles was less fatal than in the previous year,
causing 27 deaths, which was at the rate of 15.3 per
1,000 deaths from all causes, whilst in London during
the same period it occasioned 18 in every 1,000
deaths.
SCARLET FEVER.
Scarlet Fever caused 42 deaths, being at the rate
of 23'8 per 1,000 deaths, as compared with 21.4 from
the same disease in the Metropolis.
DIPHTHERIA.
Diphtheria caused 11 deaths, being at the rate of
9.1 per 1,000 deaths, whereas in the Metropolis the
proportion was 6.6 per 1,000 of the total deaths.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Whooping Cough was more than usually fatal in
the Metropolis. In Paddington 74 deaths resulted
from it, which is at the rate of 42 per 1,000 of the
total deaths. In London the proportion from the
same disease was 53.1 in every 1,000 deaths. The
greater number of these deaths may be fairly attributed
to improper exposure to cold.
FEVER.
Fever in its three forms of typhus, typhoid, and
simple continued fever caused 26 deaths. From