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neglected. In London, during the same period, the deaths from small-pox
have been 2,410, which gives a mortality at the annual rate of 3.0 per 1000.
The following return from Holland, which is published by the Registrar
General, in his weekly return of deaths, shows still further the severity of
small-pox in Holland during January last. "In Rotterdam, of 605 deaths,
showing an annual death-rate of 59 per 1000, 205 were fatal cases of smallpox
; in Utrecht the 365 deaths included 162 from small-pox, and gave a deathrate
of 72 per 1000; and in the Hague, of 646 deaths, 392 resulted from
small-pox, and the annual death-rate in the month was equal to 83 per 1000
of the population." The subjoined remarks of the Registrar General, upon
tho relative mortality of small-pox in different ages are important:—"Thus,
the mortality under 5 years of age was, in the week ending 11th February,
at the annual rate of 10.7 per 1000 ; in young persons of 5 and under 20, it
was 3.2; in persons of the age of 20-40 it was 2.7; in men and women
of 40-60 it was 0.8; and after 60 the rate was nominal. This has an important
bearing on the question, docs the protective power of vaccination
wear out with time ? The danger of dying from small-pox diminishes rapidly
as age advances, which could not be the case if the effect of vaccination
wore out with time. The facts of the ten years, 1851-60, over all England,
bear out this deduction."
Artizans' anb Labourers' Dwellings Act.
On the 13th March last, I reported to the Board that the six houses
comprised in a Court called Black Horse Court, situated in George Street,
Spitalfields, were unfit for habitation, and that they could not be so altered
as to render them fit for that purpose. This opinion was confirmed by the
the report of the Surveyor, and a copy of cach of the reports was sent to the
owner, who attended tho Board on the subject, when he frankly admitted
that the houses in Black Horse Court belonged to him, and that they were
unfit for human habitation. Tho owner requested the Board to allow him a
a few weeks time, in order to enable him to get rid of the tenants, when he
would take the houses down, and use the ground for the purpose of improving
some of his adjacent property. This request was granted, and the case
was allowed to stand over.
The owner of four houses, comprising a Court called Avenue Place,
situated in White's Row, Spitalfields, was summoned under the provisions of
the Nuisances' Removal Act, to close the said houses, the same being unfit
for human habitation. After the hearing of the case, the Magistrate made
the order upon the owner to close the houses.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servant,
JOHN LIDDLE.
15, Great Alie Sheet.