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from 289, which is the average for the last 10 years,
to 318, and in the case of small-pox it has risen
from 10 to 15, but all the other maladies are greatly below the average.
This is more clearly expressed
in the following table : —
Proportion of Deaths from the following Diseases in
every 1,000 Deaths.
City of London.
England.
In 1872.
Average
of 10 years.
1869.
Pneumonia and Bronchitis
135
160
164
Phthisis
133
129
106
Tabes and Scrofula
50
59
29
Hydrocephalus, Convulsions, &c
69
74
76
Alvine disorders
29
38
42
Continued fever
16
39
37
Scarlet fever
5
39
56
Small-pox
15
10
3
Measles
22
25
21
Whooping-cough, Croup, &c
19
49
37
Erysipelas
9
6
4
Violence, privation, &c
68
61
55
Others, chiefly chronic
350
311
370
Total
1,000
1,000
1,000
From which it will be seen that the chief falling
off has been in the proportion of deaths from continued
fever, scarlet fever, and alvine disorders, thus showing
a marked improvement in the public health. This is
further exemplified by the returns of sickness among
the poor of the City; for in the year 1872 the number
of cases of fever attended by the Union Medical
Officers was only 86, against an annual average of
665, and the cases of diarrhœa were only 251, against
an average of 927.