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North Surrey District School—
1st April, Whooping cough.
Penge—
29th March, Scarlatina, Woodbine Grove.
31st „ Scarlatina, Anerlcy Grove.
1st April, Scarlatina, Pcnjre.
14th „ Whooping cough, Penge.
Several nuisances require your order for their removal, especially as from the
absence of any rainfall, they are now peculiarly offensive.
A cesspool near Mr. Gillmore'a (Carpenter), Loampit Hill, Lewisham (said to receive
the sewage from Mr. Lee's property), requires emptying and filling in, and that the
drainage should be carried into the sewer, as it is a most offensive nui-ancc.
Complaints have also been received of the offensive smell fron a drain in front of
I field Villa, Forest Hill, and Ashbourne Lodge in the same locality.
The old water-course receives sewage from Laurie Park, Sydenham, and is still a
source of complaint from its offensive contamination. Complaints on this subject have
been received from Mr. Beale, Lower Sydenham, and from Mr. Rush, through whose
premises this offensive stream passes.
Complaints from the residents in Manor Road have been received as to the state of
the pond or portion of old canal near the Forest Hill station which is said still to
receive sewage from some of the old houses on Forest Hill, and which has recently been
offensive from decomposing vegetable and animal matter upon its edges. The presence
of scarlet fever in Manor Road, renders this matter ofadditional importance.
The premises at the rear of the "Rock and Fountain" Inn, Upper Sydenham, still
require attention; the state of the cow-yard and piggeries being prejudicial to the health
of the neighbouring inhabitants.
Meteorological tables and tables of mortality arc appended as usual.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Week
ending
Weight of
Air.
Barometer
corrected.
Mean
inches.
Temperatcre of Air.
Thermometer.
Prevailing
winds.
Rainy
days.
Amount
of raiu
in
inches.
Highest.
Lowest.
Mean of
daily
readings.
March 28
30.172
63.7
30.5
48.0
S.W.&N.W.
0
0.00
April 4
29.914
61.0
28.3
45.3
Variable.
2
004
11
29.558
65.3
34.8
49.5
S.W.
3
019
18
29.877
67.7
36.8
50.6
N.E.
2
002
25
29.985
69.3
33.6
50.2
N.W.
1
001
MAY.
DISTRICTS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Blackheath
4
1
5
3
2
5
Lewisham
9
9
18
5
4
9
Union Workhouse
-
-
1
1
2
Sydenham
18
15
33
14
5
19
Penge
10
8
18
2
7
9
North Surrey District School
—
—
—
1
l
2
Watermen's Asylum
—
—
—
1
0
1
Total
41
33
74
27
20
47