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Gentlemen.
The health of the district, as evidenced by the tables of mortality, has assumed a
very favourable aspect.
The average number of deaths during a corresponding period in the last six years
has amounted to 31.2; whereas during the past month, the mortality has not exceeded
twenty-four.
Thirty-eight deaths were registered in June of last year.
The typhoid fever mentioned in my last report, "as prevalent in parts of Lewisham,"
has nearly subsided.
Hooping cough has been, and still is, prevalent in all parts of the dirtrict.
Opthalmia has been prevalent at the North Surrey Industrial School, but has moderated
in severity.
Seven deaths have taken place from epidemic disease, namely—
2nd June. Scarlet fever, Granville Park, Blackheath.
24th May. Typhoid fever, Price's Buildings, Lewisham.
28th „ Hooping cough, Silver Street, Lewisham.
27th „ Diarrhoea, Rushey Green, Lewisham.
7th June. Hooping cough, Osborne Cottages, Lewisham.
6th „ Fever, Dartmouth Road, Sydenham.
18th „ Hooping cough, Perry Vale, Sydenham.
The drainage of Wells Terrace, Wells Road, Sydenham, requires attention; the backs
of the houses, which are offensive and unwholesome, require proper closets and water
supply; such works might be carried out with the existing means of drainage in Wells
Road.
The new shops erected near the Anerly Station of the Croydon Railway appear to
be carrying their drains into the old piece of canal under which a sewer has just been
placed; this will tend again to contaminate the water, which has been diminished in
quantity for the supply of the brickyard adjoining.
Meteorological tables and tables of mortality are appended as usual.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Week
ending
Weight of
air.
Barometer
corrected.
Mean
inches.
Temperature of Air.
Thermometer.
Prevailing
winds.
Rainy
days.
Amount
of rain
in
inches.
Highest.
Lowest.
Mean of
daily
readings.
June 1
29.809
75.3
47.9
57.5
Variable.
2
0.32
8
29.822
66.8
46.5
53.3
N. & N.E.
4
0.34
15
29.859
80.8
42.9
60.5
N.E. & S.W.
2
0.48
22
29.832
81.8
46.8
62.9
N.E. & S.E.
2
0.15