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As usual epidemic diseases have destroyed many lives, but the number is below
the average of the last six years; the most destructive in this class of diseases has
been Small Pox, which in two years caused fifty four deaths, it may be said to have
commenced early in 1870, progressed slowly until January 1871, when it became
active and occasioned thirty four deaths at the end of June of that year, and since
that time has gradually subsided.
The table below will show the mortality arising from some of the most important
epidemic diseases during the last six years.
Desease.
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
Deaths total.
Fever
10
12
15
13
9
12
71
Small-pox
18
6
3
5
23
31
86
Scarlatina
14
4
10
124
21
5
178
Measles
4
12
19
7
9
12
63
Whooping-Cough
21
12
29
22
15
13
112
Diarrhœa
18
20
29
25
22
22
136
Diptheria
• • •
1
1
• • •
2
3
7
Varicella
• • •
...
• • •
• • •
• • •
1
1
Asiatic Cholera
21
•«•
• • •
• • •
• • •
21
106
67
106
96
101
99
675
Fever accasioned twelve deaths which were registered, Fever one, Typhus two,
Typhoid five, Gastric one, Continued one, Enteric one, and Cerebro Spinal one.
Small Pox. In the first quarter seventeen death were registered, in the second
two, in the third five, in the last quarter seven, making altogether thirty-one deaths
in the year; two cases sent from other parishes should be deducted, which will make
the number due to this Parish twenty-nine. It appeared that six persons had been
Vaccinated, eleven had not been Vaccinated, and no reliable information could be
obtained respecting the remaining fourteen.
Scarlatina. Five deaths only have occured compared with twenty-one in 18701871,
and one hundred and twenty-four in 1869-1870.
The deaths from Measles, Whooping Cough, and Diarrhoea, do not exceed the
average number.
Diptheria has caused three deaths.
Varicella. One death has been attributed to this disease, but as small-pox
occurred in some children in the same family a few days afterwards, it was probably
Small-Pox, but difficult to diagnose.