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to diarrhoea and whooping cough; temperature
accounting largely for the increased fatality of the
former during the third quarter, and of the latter
disease during the first quarter of the year. 55 of
the 67 deaths from diarrhoea occurred during the
third quarter of the year, 52 being of infants under
one year of age, and 62 of children under five years.
In Paddington the proportion of deaths to every
1,000 deaths was 40.2; in London it was 46.4.
Water.
The average daily quantity of water supplied as
usual by eight companies to the inner circle of
London was 142,190,921 gallons, being 7¾ millions
of gallons more than in the previous year. This was
an average daily allowance of 34.1 gallons per head
of the population—a quantity much in excess of
what is required, and indicating great waste upon
the part of the consumers. Of the above enormous
quantity 71,879,776 gallons were sometimes grossly
polluted by sewage matters, 61,765,034 gallons were
occasionally so polluted, but to a less degree, whilst
only 8,546,112 gallons were uniformly of excellent
quality for dietetic purposes.
The temperature of the Thames water supplied
by the Chelsea, "West Middlesex, Southwark, Grand