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DIARRHœA AND DYSENTERY.
To Diarrhoea 156, and to Dysentery 2, deaths were referred. These
are equal to an annual rate of 0.48 per 1,000. These diseases in
London for the ten years 1882-91 produced a death rate of 0.72 per 1,000,
while in the large towns collectively, in the 6ame period, it was 0.88.
In the decennial period 1871-80 the death-rate in Islington was
0.90.
The death-rate of 0.48 in Islington for 1892 must be regarded as
eminently satisfactory, especially as in the same year the death-rate in
London was 0.60, and in the large towns 0.70.

Of these deaths 113 occurred in the third, or diarrhoea, quarter of
the year.
INFLUENZA.
Influenza was registered as the cause of 175 deaths, which number
is 8 less than that of 1891, these deaths are equivalent to a death-rate
of 0.53, Upper Holloway was responsible for 55 deaths, South-west
Islington for 19, South-east Islington for 10, and Highbury for 11.
56 children under 5 years of age succumbed to its effects, while 7
were between that age and 10 years, and 3 were above 20.
54 occurred in Upper Holloway, 50 in South-west Islington, 25 in
South-east Islington, and 48 in Highbury.