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Gentlemen,
During the month included between the 22nd of June and the 20th of July, fiftythree
births and twenty-one deaths have been recorded.
The mortality thus registered is much below that of the last six years ; the average
mortality being represented by twenty-seven.
Three deaths only have been registered from epidemic disease, namely—
June 28th. Hooping cough, Ravensbourne Park, Lewisham.
July 4th. Diptheria, Eastdown Park, Lewisham.
„ 9th. Typhus, Union Workhouse.
The latter being a case brought from Bell Green, Sydenham, some weeks back.
Several cases of smallpox have occurred in Raglan Street, Sydenham, caught from
a patient sent home into that locality with the disease. A washerwoman in whose
house cases occurred, communicated it to a family in Park End, by means of linen
entrusted to her to wash.
Hooping cough is prevalent, but not to the same extent; scarlatina is also prevalent
in a small degree.
The opthalmia mentioned in my last report as being endemic at the North Surrey
School has materially abated.
Your attention is also directed to Mr. Whomes's houses in Silver Street, Lewisham,
the inhabitants of which are suffering from want of drainage and water supply ; No. 11,
is in a dangerously filthy state.
Also to a large quantity of manure stored at Mr. Holford's, next to the Castle Inn,
which is complained of as being an offensive nuisance; such store should not be allowed
in immediate proximity to dwelling houses.
Wells Terrace, Wells Road, Sydenham, requires immediate attention; very offensive
privies exist there, and have been before brought under your notice. It appears to me
that these ought to be drained into the existing sewer.
The analysis of the water of the Ravensbourne River is in progress, but it would be
more satisfactory to take the opportunity of selecting some samples when the river is
less diluted with rainfall than it has been for some weeks.