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Of the 33 deaths, 8 occurred in Upper Holloway, 9 in South-west
Islington, 11 in South-east Islington, and 5 in Highbury.
Twenty of these deaths were among children under 5 years old, 12
were between 5 and 10, and 1 was over 10; 16 were boys and 17 were
girls.
It appears from returns I have looked up that the Scarlet Fever
death-rate in Islington during the ten years 1871—80 was 0.68 per
1,000 inhabitants, while in London in the same decade the death-rate
was 0.60. These death-rates were, therefore, very nearly equal. In the
ten years, 1882—91, the death-rate for London fell to 0.29, or a
decrease of over 50 per cent. This is truly a marvellous fall, and is due,
without doubt, to the larger use of hospitals for purposes of isolation,
and to the better appreciation by the public of the very infectious
nature of the disease.

DIPHTHERIA.
Diphtheria was the registered cause within the Parish of 95 deaths,
which is one more than the number registered in 1891. The mortality
from this disease does not show any abatement, which must necessarily
be a cause of anxiety to those in whose hands the health administration
is placed. The bulk of these deaths, 55 in number, occurred in Upper
Holloway, 19 in South-west Islington, 10 in South-east Islington, and
11 in Highbury.
The 95 deaths represent a mortality of 0.29, compared with a
death-rate for the decennial period, 1881-90. of only 0.13. Thus
without the inclusion of those persons who died in public institutions