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Pox 37, and Diptheria 21. With the exception of Small Pox
and Diptheria the deaths from Epidemic diseases, were more
numerous than 1867.
The number of cases of Illness arising from Epidemic diseases
occurrin amongst the poor, and attended by the Poor Law
Medical Officers, during the year 1868 are shown in Table V,
from which it will bo seen that 647 cases of Diarrhoea occurred.
The greatest number 437 in the 3rd quarter of the year; 235
cases of Measles; the greatest number 93 in the 2nd quarter;
202 cases of Scarlet Fever, the greatest number 66 in the 2nd
quarter; 155 cases of Whooping Cough, the greatest number 54
in the 1st quarter; 109 cases of Small Pox, the greatest number
33 in the second quarter; and 61 cases of Fever, (including
thyphus and Typhoid) the greatest number 40 in the 3rd quarter
of the year.
A large amount of Sanitary work was effected. In Table I
is shown the number and nature of nuisances brought under the
notice of the General Purposes Committee, with the results, and
Sanitary improvements carried out.
The number of nuisances removed or abated, and Sanitary
improvements effected amounted to 5,007, consisting of 758
house in a dirty or unwholesome state cleansed or whitewashed;
353 houses provided with ventilation; 268 dilapidated houses,
repaired; 356 houses with bad drainage, drained; 139 Cesspools,
emptied or abolished; 532 obstructed drains, remedied; 246
privies and closet drains, improved; 137 detective drains, tiapped;
182 yards paved and improved; 252 water receptacles
improved; 196 houses provided with water supply; 410 dust
bins erected; 61 dangerous structures remved ; 6 trade nuisances
abated; 9 smoke nuisances remedied; 5 offensive smells
in houses from dampness abated; 26 obstructed gullies, and 20
foul urinals cleansed; 576 accumulations of dung, garbage, &c.,
removed; 39 lots of swine, consisting of 163 pigs, removed ; 20
lots of unwholesome fish seized, conveyed to the Police Courts,