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The third fatal case occurred in November, at Ridley
Road. The sufferer in this case was a child aged 3 years,
who had whooping cough at the same time. The sanitary
arrangements were in good order, and the drains sound.
The cases and deaths were divided among the age periods
as follows: 0—5 years, 6 cases, and 2 deaths; 5—15 years,
11 cases and no deaths; 15—25 years, 5 cases and no deaths;
25—35 years, 5 cases and 1 death; 35 —45 years, 2 cases and
no deaths; 45—55 years, 1 non fatal case.
At most of the houses where the cases occurred, the
sanitary arrangements were good.
It is satisfactory to notice the decrease in the number of
notified cases (see Table B) and the even greater decrease
in the percentage of deaths.
School attendance was not responsible for the occurrence
of any of these cases. Of the whole 30 cases notified, 10
only attended schools; 1 the High School, 1 the Central,
4 the Haydon's Road Schools, 2 Trinity, 1 the Roman Catholic
School, and 1 Wimbledon College.
Typhoid Ten cases were notified, and 2 deaths occurred ; against
Fever.
14 last year and 1 death, and 13 cases and 3 deaths in 1894.
No cases occurred in the months of February, May,
July, August, and November; 2 cases occurred in April and
3 in December, and one in each of the remaining months
(see Table 2).
The first fatal case was that of a man aged 25 years,
who contracted the disease at Thames Ditton, in the beginning
of January, and came to Gladstone Road to be nursed, where
he died a few days after.
In March, a death from this disease occurred in Denmark
Avenue; the sufferer was a young girl aged 9 years. There
is no doubt that defective drains were the cause.