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14 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
The Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses have been inspected, and I attended at th.
Sessions in October; all the applications were granted.
The Bakehouses have also been inspected.
The mean temperature of the year was 50°7, being 1°4 above the average of the las
43 years. The maximum temperature was 94° 1, which occurred on the 11th of August
The minimum was 24°5 on November 25th. The rainfall was 18 inches; being 7 inchces
below the average of the last 40 years. The number of hours of bright sunshine was
about 100 below the average of the last 7 years.
There has been an epidemic of Small Pox in the Metropolis during the last year, but
did not reach this Parish until the beginning of November. The Borough Road districts
was First attacked, and then it spread to the neighbourhood of Tabard Street. The firs
Case that appeared in that part was that of a lad aged 17, who died. The first intimation
1 had of the case was for admission of the body to the Mortuary. In spite of all
precautions, such as fumigation, disinfecting, &c , it spread rapidly, which caused
much anxiety and a largo amount of extra work for myself and the-Inspectors.
itions were made at the Vestry and at my house at all hours of the day; the friend???
being anxious for the patients to be taken to the Hospstal; and they were moved as
quickley as possible. In four cases I had to apply to the Magistrate for orders for
compulsory removal, but when the ambulances arrived, the parents made no objection
and the children were moved.
From the beginning of November to the end of March 65 cases were removed to the
Asylum by my orders.
Independent of these 32 were moved by the Relieving Officers.
The number of patients in the Metropolitan Asylum Hospitals, which had
preceding weeks from 148 to 1,238, had risen in the second week of
June to 1,316. and 354 fresh cases were admitted during the weekof
It is worthy of observation that Small Pox in years previous to 1884 had increased at
the endof the year at the commencement of cold weather, and decreased as the spring