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The full list of Zymotic Diseases, with number of deaths attributed to them is:—
Small Pox, none; Scarlet Fever, five; Typhoid (Enteric) Fever, three; Typhus Fever,
none; Puerperal Fever, five; Continued Fever, none; Relapsing Fever, none; Diphtheria,
six; Diarrhœa (entirely infantile), thirty-six; Measles, thirty-two; Whooping Cough,
thirty-five; Erysipelas, one; and Membranous Croup, two. In addition to the above
enumeration, the deaths in outlying institutions from these diseases were: Enteric
(Typhoid) Fever, three ; Diphtheria, four; and Scarlet Fever, two.
Small Pox has not caused in our Parish any death during the year, nor any during
the last five years. Within the area of the County of London there have been four
deaths registered.
Scarlet Fever has caused five deaths in the Parish, and the deaths of two parishioners
in the Fever Hospital. For the two previous years the deaths were, two for 1889 and
seven for 1888.
Fevers. To the remaining different forms of fever (Typhus, Enteric or Typhoid,
Puerperal, Continued, and Relapsing) eleven deaths are assigned, as against five for 1889.
Of these, three occurred in the Fever Hospital. The increase is chiefly due to five
deaths being attributed to Puerperal Fever, whereas last year no death was set down to
this disease.
Typhoid Fever has caused six deaths. Three of these were in the Fever Hospital.
In the two preceding years the deaths due to this cause were four and six respectively.
Typhus Fever. As to this direful complaint, I believe I am correct in stating that
our parish has been entirely free from it during this year, the case notified in the
Infirmary having been sent from Bermondsey. Only one very doubtful case of it has
occurred during the last eight years,