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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
There were 639 deaths from the seven principal Zymotic diseases
registered in the district, compared with 733 in the preceding year,
with 665 in 1890, and 595 in 1889.
These 639 deaths were equal to an annual Zymotic death rate of
1.97 per 1,000 of the estimated population. There were, however, 113
deaths in the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, which
bring the aggregate deaths up to 752 and the Zymotic death
rate to 2.32, which is the true rate for the Parish.
Turning to the large towns of England I find this rate compares
as follows :
London 2.82 Leeds 2.17
Birmingham 2.52 Sheffield 3.06
Liverpool 2.87 33 Large Towns 2.64
Manchester 2.97 Islington 2.32
SMALL POX.
Two deaths from Small Pox were registered, one of which was
credited to Upper Holloway, and one to South West Islington. One
death occurred between the ages of 5 and 10 years, and one under
40 years. These cases died in the Metropolitan Hospitals.
MEASLES.
This disease was the registered cause of 169 deaths, compared
with 205 in the preceding year, and with 185 in 1890, and
with 180 in 1889. No cases were known to have been removed
to hospital, and therefore it is possible to make a correct estimate of
the mortality.
These deaths are equal to an annual rate of 0'52 per 1,000
inhabitants, and are exactly equal to the normal mortality of preceding
years. Thus in the decade 1871-80 it was 0.52 per 1,000, and since
then this average has been preserved.
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