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That none of the 26 babies born in the District succumbed
to the very fatal infantile diarrhoea that was so prevalent
during the hot summer and continued into the late autumn
is good testimony of the care taken of them. No doubt those
infants reaped the advantage of plenty of freshair andsurvived,
whereas those in neighbouring crowded districts were dying
in appalling numbers every week, especially during the month
of August, a circular on this subject being issued by the Local
Government Board, dated 18th August, 1911.
We had only one death from epidemic diarrhoea.
This was of a child, twelve months old.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
GEORGE HOPE.