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Croup, Whooping Cough, Typhus Fever, Typhoid Fever,
Simple Continued Fever, Remittent Fever, Diarrhoea,
and Cholera. The mortality from these diseases was
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58; this number is in excess of the previous year.
Smallpox.—No death occurred from this disease.
Measles.—There were 5 deaths from this disease,
which was 2 more than in the previous year.
Scarlet Fever.—14 deaths were due to this malady.
This number is greatly in excess of previous years, but
it should be stated that Scarlet Fever last year was
very prevalent in the Metropolis.
Diphtheria.—Was productive of 8 deaths.
Whooping Cough was fatal to 12. This is the same
number as the preceding year.
Fever.— This includes Typhus, Typhoid, Simple
Continued Fever and Remittent Fever. 7 deaths were
registered from this class of disorders. 6 were due
to Typhoid Fever, and 1 to Simple Continued Fever.
Diarrhœa.—7 deaths were caused by this malady,
a number unusually low. This great falling off in
diarrhoeal mortality was common to the whole of London,
and was due to the cold wet weather, which prevailed
throughout the summer, when infantile diarrhoea is
usually so great a scourge.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.—Diseases
of the Respiratory Organs, including Consumption,
destroyed 200. This number is 24 in excess of the previous
year. This large increase is due to the inclement
season of last year.