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Gentlemen,
The mortality of the district during the four weeks ending upon Saturday, the 23rd
of November, has been below that registered last year, and much below the average of
the last six years, when taking into account the increase of population.
Seven deaths have taken place from zymotic disease, namely—
In Blackheath—
24th Oct. Fever, Bath Place.
In Lewisham—
18th Nov. Scarlet fever, Southend.
Sydenham—
31st Oct. Typhus fever, Wells Road,
6th Nov. Typhoid fever, Kirkdale.
12th „ Scarlet fever, West Kent Park.
16th ,, Results of smallpox, Raglan Street.
In Penge—
27th Oct. Hooping cough, Penge.
Five deaths have taken place from consumption of the lungs.
Two deaths from inflammation of the lungs.
No particular epidemic disease is very prevalent, but cases of scarlet fever and of
hooping cough exist in the district
At Blackheath considerable inconvenience has arisen from the ground having been
raised, by the accumulation of a quantity of earth (from the foundations of Mr. Glenton's
houses), in front of the entrance to Russell Square. In consequence of this, during the
recent rainfall, all the houses here, as well as the back premises of some of the houses
in Tranquil Yale, have been flooded, and it is requisite to have proper drainage supplied
as early as possible.
Mr. Samuel's cow-yard is not kept sufficiently clean, and the adjoining houses are still
without any water closet of any kind.
In Sydenham the unpleasant smell from pigs kept in Willow Road is much complained
of by the inhabitants of the houses in the park ; I have several times brought
this under your notice by the request both of the owners and tenants of the abovenamed
houses.
In Dartmouth Park, near Forest Hill Church, two most offensive gullies require
trapping.
Meteorological tables and tables of mortality are appended as usual.