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those circumstances might have been can be readily
conceived. There were two deaths and some
recoveries from cases which were dreadful to behold
during the height of the disease.
During the year 1900, the following sums have
been received on account of patients from other
districts, the weekly charge for such being £3 3s.:—
£ s. d.
Acton 42 15 0
Wembley 89 2 0
£131 17 0
The average weekly cost for maintenance during
the year has been for each patient, 4s. 11d.; for the
Staff, 8s. 5¼d.
I desire to express my thanks to the Council for
the confidence reposed in me during these years. The
sole medical charge of such a number of patients has
naturally been a most serious responsibility, and one
that has caused me, on very many occasions, the
greatest anxiety. It is no exaggeration to say that it
has been impossible to foretell what a day may bring