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Twenty-four cases of Diphtheria were notified, twelve in
Mortlake and twelve in Barnes. The number notified in the
preceding year was 38.
Nine cases of Typhoid were notified, five in Barnes and
four in Mortlake, two were fatal, one in each parish.
There were eleven deaths from Whooping Cough against
14 in the preceding year.
The deaths from diseases of the Zymotic Class, including
Diarrhoea, were 27, eleven less than for 1898.
There were very few cases of Measles and no deaths.
There were nineteen deaths from Phthsis, six in Mortlake,
and thirteen in Barnes. This is more than we have had for some
years, though still small for the population and greatly less than
in former years.
The infectious sickness notified was almost the same in
number as the preceding year notwithstanding the increase of
population.
TABLE I.
Mortlake.
Barnes.
Total.
Scarlet Fever
25
66
91
Diphtheria
12
12
24
Typhoid
4
5
9
Erysipelas
10
8
18
Puerperal Fever
1
0
1
Total
52
91
143
The number of cases of infectious sickness admitted to
the Hospital were eight less than in 1898. There were more
Scarlet Fever and fewer Diphtheria. The greater number of