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Pulham Parish in this respect have I am happy to say with the sanction of
Four Board been Bupplied, a public Mortuary having been erected in the
Fulham Cemetery at a trifling cost during the late Cholera season. A similar
Building or one of brick or corrugated iron should be provided for HammerSmith.
The vacant portion of St. Paul's Churchyard would offer an approcriate
spot.
In Part 3 a power is given to the Secretary of State on application from
the Nuisance Authority to make Regulations as to Lodging Houses, and for
Registration of Houses let or occupied in Lodgings other than Common.
Lodging Houses. Here a penalty also is imposed on persons suffering from
infectious diseases exposing themselves in public places and Conveyances,
Whilst provision is made for the disinfection of infected clothing, bedding, &c.
Clause 53 provides for the periodical removal of manure from Stables,
Mews, &c.
Part 4 applies to Ireland only.
Independently of the outbreak of Cholera there has been nothing injudiciously to
characterize the past year as regards the Fuliiam District. The
eneral health has been preserved, and Zymotic diseases have certainly not
eon active. Small Pox, however, may probably be excepted, and sufficient
lay be said about it to stigmatize the Vaccination Laws as miserably futile
and powerless to check it. The paltry Fee paid for its performance to the
public Vaccinator, and the prejudices of the people still give this disgusting
hianlady an ascendancy which ought not to be. It has added 21 to our number
if deaths in 18G6. The deaths from Measles have been 38; from Scarlatina
8; from Diphtheria 7 ; from Whooping Cough 27; from Fever of the
nrious types 25 ; from Diarrhœa 65 ; and from Cholera 41. The sacrifice
of Infant life has borne its usual lamentable proportions. This year has
arried away 516 children before five summers had been numbered, and 301
tad not attained even one year of age. Ought this to be ? There is some
onsolation in the fact that of the 1,149 deaths amongst us 6 had attained the
ge of 90 and upwards; 45 died between 80 and 90; and 108 between 70
and 80 years of age.
The Mortality of the Public Institutions and Lunatic Asylums has been
is follows:—West Lm.-on Hospital 16 ; Union House 70; Almshouses 12;
lonvn Ca.holic Institution.; 33 ; and Lunatic Asylums 13.
Fifty-eight Ii quests have been recorded in the Registrars' Returns.
Phthisis has cut off 119 persons. The number of Births regist ered in the
District was 1845, shewing an increase of Births over Deaths of 696.
F. om the foregoing it will be seen that 159 of the persons who have
lied amongst us in 1866, had attained to more than 70 years of age.
The following tabl •, which has been also furnished to me by Mr. Swail,
.hows the natural longevity even amongst the poor of our district.
Number and ages of the Poor receiving Out-door relief on 28th May, 1867.
Over
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
16
10
Under
Total
90
to
to
lo
to
lo
to
10
lo
to
Years
90
80 1
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
10
1
16
68
68
38
37
29
8
1
65
127
448