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Cholera,—During the summer months considerable
dread was felt lest this disease should become epidemic in
this country. Though a number of cases were imported
into London, and in September four cases were reported
in Westminster, Fulham, Lambeth, and Southwark, all
of which died, no case was reported in Clapham. A great
deal of attention was given, however, to prepare for a
possible outbreak. In addition to arrangements with
medical men to attend cases of diarrhoea and cholera should
it have become epidemic, an arrangement common to the
whole Wandsworth District, plans were prepared by the
Surveyor, in consulation with myself, for a wooden
hospital in the parish yard to hold 32 patients. This
could have been got ready for occupation in a fortnight
or less had there been unfortunately any occasion for it.
By the Metropolitan Asylums Board, ambulances and
bearers were arranged to be provided at the Relief Station,
Bromell's Road, and the Parish Yard, Wandsworth Road.
I received 24 notices from the Medical Officers of
Health of Port Sanitary Authorities relating to persons
coming from infected foreign ports to addresses in
Clapham. The houses were visited, but no illness of a
suspicious character was heard of.
Deaths from Non-zymotic Diseases.
The appended Table gives the number of deaths from
the various causes for the last 10 years, and the last
columns show whether those for 1893 were above or
below the decennial average corrected for increase of
population.