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I.—Zymotic Diseases.
(a.) Influenza.—2 cases in St. Saviour and 6 in Christchurch
proved fatal.
(6.) Measles.—7 deaths in St. Saviour and 11 in Christchurch
were attributed to this disease.
(c.) Scarlet Fever.—6 deaths occurred in outlying institutions,
equally divided between the two sub-districts.
(d.) Whooping Cough.—Total number of deaths, 14. In
St. Saviour, 8 deaths; m Christchurch, 5 deaths; in an outlying
institution, 1 death, belonging to Christchurch.
(e.) Diphtheria.— St. Saviour and Christchurch each
registered 1 death, while in outlying institutions 3 deaths
belonging to St. Saviour and 7 to Christchurch were registered.
(f.) Typhoid Fever.—Only 1 death was recorded, belonging
to St. Saviour, in an outlying institution.
(g.) Erysipelas.—1 death in Christchurch was due to this
disease.
(h.) Membranous Croup.—Christchurch had 1 death.
(i.) Puerperal Fever.—1 death belonging to Christchurch
was registered.
(j.) Syphilis.—1 death was recorded in Christchurch.
(k.) Diarrhœa.—In St. Saviour 10 deaths and in Christchurch
9 deaths were registered, and to each district has to be
added 1 death in outlying institutions.
II.—Dietic Diseases.
1 death in St. Saviour, 1 in Christchurch, and 1 in an
outlying institution, belonging to Christchurch, come under this
heading.
III.—Constitutional Diseases.
(a.) Cancer.—9 deaths in St. Saviour and 7 in Christchurch
were due to this disease, while in outlying institutions
2 deaths belonging to St. Saviour and 13 belonging to Christchurch
have to be added to the above.
(6.) Tabes Mensenterica.—In St. Saviour 3 persons and
in Christchurch 2 died of this disease.