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chief reduction has been in measles, scarlet fever, typhoid fever,
and diarrhoea. In 1875, of the two former diseases, there were
respectively 43 and 55. In the past year, only 14 fatal cases in
both parishes.
I have appended a table showing the exact reduction in each
class of these diseases.
general statement—epidemic diseases.
Small Pox.
Measles.
Scarlet Fever.
Diptheria.
Hooping Cough.
Enteric or
Typhoid.
Simple or
Continued Fever.
Diarrhoea.
Cholera.
total
1 list church, 1875
1
14
24
1
14
6
1
16
1
78
St. Saviour, 1875
..
29
27
10
8
3
2
23
2
104
1
43
51
11
22
9
3
39
3
182
Christchurch, 1876
..
1
3
1
15
1
..
17
..
38
St. Saviour, 1876
2
5
5
1
11
2
1
11
..
38
2
6
8
2
26
3
1
28
..
76
Total Epidemics, 1875 182
1876 76
Decrease 106
Small-pox was fatal in two cases.
Although it may be considered somewhat irregular in a Report
for last year to anticipate the results of the present, yet, as it is
notorious that small-pox is now more prevalent in London than it
has been for many years, I take this opportunity of repeating
words of warning and advice.
It is incontestable that in vaccination and re-vaccination we
possess a safeguard against both its virulence and its approach, and
that it is due to the neglect of one or other of these precautions
that we are periodically visited with outbreaks of this disease in
an epidemic form.
On a former occasion I directed attention to the conclusive fact
that the statistics of the Small-pox Hospital for 10 years, prove
that, of vaccinated persons, 7 per cent. die, while of those not
vaccinated the percentage of deaths is 36. lie-vaccination should,
in all cases, be performed at the age of puberty; and it is my firm