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St Luke 1893

Report on the sanitary condition, vital statistics, &c., of the Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex for the year 1893

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HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT.
Under the provisions of this Statute notices were served
upon the owner of two houses in Little Arthur Street, Golden
Lane, to make the same fit for human habitation. The age
and faulty construction of the buildings, however, were such
that the owner found himself unable to comply with the
notices. Nevertheless, he resisted the Vestry's action, and
closing orders were applied for. The case came before Mr.
Rose at Clerkenwell Police Court, who, after two adjournments,
to enable the owner to obtain legal assistance, granted closing
orders, which have been duly complied with.
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, and
WORK OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Notification of Infectious Disease.

Table: The following Table gives the number and nature of the cases notified under secs. 55 and 56 of the Public Health Act during the 52 weeks ended December 30th, 1893, and indicates also where the same received treatment:—

The following Table gives the number and nature of the cases notified under secs. 55 and 56 of the Public Health Act during the 52 weeks ended December 30th, 1893, and indicates also where the same received treatment:—

Total Number of Certificates from each cause.Treated at the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital.Treated at General Hospital.Treated at their own homes.
Small-Pox141400
Scarlet Fever341269072
Diphtheria144642180
Typhus Fever0000
Enteric Fever3013314
Continued Fever1000
Membranous Croup12327
Puerperal Fever2002
Erysipelas165023142
Total Number from all the causes70936359318