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The deaths included:—
19 children under 1 year.
15 „ from 1 to 5 years.
2 „ „ 5 „ 15 „
1 case over 15 years.
Alcoholism.
18 deaths were notified as being directly due to Alcohol,
of which 5 occurred in St. Ann's Ward, 3 in Middle Ward, 3 in
Lower, 3 West Green, and 2 each in High Cross and Harringay
Wards.
Violent Deaths.
Different forms of violence caused 44 deaths.
Of these, 4 were referred to suffocation, 5 to fractures, 4
to drowning, 3 to hanging, 4 to poisoning, 10 to burns, 5 to falls,
5 to suicide, 3 were run over, and there was 1 case of homicide.
Chicken Pox.
As a consequence of the temporary adoption of Varicella
as a notifiable disease, under the Infectious Disease (Notification)
Act, 1889, 669 cases have been notified from 14th February to
31st December, 1902.