Scarlet Fever.-The number of deaths caused by scarlet fever during the past eight years has been remarkably small, and during the year ending June 30th, 1901, the death-rate per 10,000 population from this disease was much lower than during any previous year since the mortality records have been preserved in New Jersey. From notifications received, it appears that the number of cases of scarlet fever which occurred during the year was in excess of those which existed during the previous year; but, notwithstanding the increase in the prevalence of the disease, the number of deaths was 65 less than during the previous year, and 292 less than the average for the past twenty-three years.

TABLE 18.-SHOWING DEATHS IN NEW JERSEY FROM SCARLET FEVER FOR THE TWENTY-THREE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1901.

Year..

1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890.

627 573 499 1,306 853 547 646 222 255 574 533 202

Year............

1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901.

Deaths from

scarlet fever.

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288 1,008 445 272 264 183 203 201 187 - 220

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Malarial Fevers.-Increasing knowledge concerning the methods of dissemination of malarial affections has given new interest to all questions relating to their history so far as it has been recorded. The following table shows the number of deaths which have been reported as being caused by this group of affections in New Jersey, and the chart shows very clearly the progressive diminution in the mortality which has resulted from these diseases.

TABLE 19.-DEATHS FROM MALARIAL FEVERS IN NEW JERSEY FOR THE TWENTYTHREE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1901.

Year....................

Deaths from malarial fevers......

1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1888. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890.

268 293 431 379 290 230 209 243 217 264 203 195

Year..

1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901.