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deaths, being at the rate of 8.3 per 1,000 deaths;
whereas in London it was 10.0.
Diarrhœa.
Owing to the low temperature during the summer
of 1879 the deaths from diarrhœa were remarkably
few, being in London little more than half of the
number in the previous year. In Paddington
diarrhœa caused 38 deaths, of which 28 were of
children under 1 year of age, and were therefore
cases of infantile diarrhoea. The proportion of
deaths was 19.6 per 1,000 deaths. In London it
was 22.4 per 1,000 of the total deaths in the year.
Vaccination.
Table VII., supplied by Mr. Dudman, furnishes
the Vaccination statistics of the year. 13 children
were certified to be insusceptible of vaccination.
Those who are most conversant with the subject will
be the first to admit that cases of insusceptibility of
vaccination are extremely rare, much more so than
is represented by the above numerals.
Sanitary Work.
Table VI. shows in part the Sanitary work done
by the Inspectors during the parochial year, and
affords convincing evidence, if such were needed, of
the necessity for their services. With the increase