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quarter of last year, and was equivalent to an annual rate of
2.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. In London the death-rate was
equivalent to an annual rato of 8.00 per 1,000 inhabitants.
In the 27 largest provincial towns it ranged from 0.56 in
Brighton to 7.10 in Newcastle. In England and Wales the
deaths corresponded to an annual rate of 2'07 per 1,000,
against an average rate of 2.30 for the ten preceding second
quarters.
Smallpox caused the deaths of 5 parishioners, of which
1 occurred in Paddington, 2 in the Western District Hospital,
and 2 on board the Hospital Ship "Castalia." 32 cases—29
from St. Mary's and 3 from St. John's Sub-district—were
conveyed to the hospitals, 3 being sent to the Smallpox
Hospital at Highgatc (but not at the expense of the parish),
and 29 to the Asylum Hospitals. One case (a non-parishioner)
was sent from St. Mary's Hospital to an Asylum Hospital.
In London during the quarter there were 420 deaths.
Measles caused 25 deaths—22 in St. Mary's and 3 in St.
John's Sub-district—corresponding to an annual rate of 0.90
per 1,000 inhabitants. One case was removed at the Vestry's
expense from the Children's Hospital, Paddington Green, to
the London Fever Hospital. In London the rate was 1.17
per 1,000.
Scarlet Fever caused 2 deaths. 15 cases were removed
to the hospitals: of these, 1 from St. John's Sub-district
was sent to the London Fever Hospital (but not at the
expense of the parish); 10 cases from St. Mary's and 4 from
St. John's were sent to the Asylum Hospitals. In London
the death-rate was 0.14 per 1,000.
Diphtheria caused 9 deaths, equivalent to an annual rate