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1 & 8, York Buildings.—These houses have been pulled down.
1-6, Victoria. Pla.ce.—Houses closed.
At 4½, Little Bath Street, 43, St. Helena Place, 10, Thomas
Street, 6, Suffolk Street, 9, William Street, and several houses
in Mount Zion, Sermon Lane, the houses were in bad order, and the
requisite improvements were effected.
At 10, Thomas Street an Order was made for closing, but the
tenants refused to quit until summoned before the Magistrate, who
fined them.
Bolton Court has been closed, but it should be cleared away.
6½, Bishop's Court, Caroline Place, and Union Court remain on
hand, but after our experience of magisterial decision, there does
not seem much hope of their being done away with, but further
proceedings will be taken.
Infectious Disease Notification.—651 notices of
Infectious Disease were given in the year, 2 of Small Pox (these
were only Chicken Pox); 319 of Scarlet Fever; 132 of Diphtheria;
68 of Typhoid Fever; 118 of Erysipelas; 10 of Membranous Croup
and 2 of Puerperal Fever.
This is an increase upon the numbers for the preceding year, when
the notifications were 596.
No second case of Erysipelas occurred in any house. In fact this
disease is not infectious in the same manner as the other infectious
diseases are, requiring foul rooms and surroundings, which do not
occur in this Parish; and it might well be omitted from the list,
especially as the Parish is now undergoing a regular house-to-house
inspection.
The localities in which the notified cases of infectious diseases
occurred are shown in the following table:—