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the Government Auditor, who is an official of the same Board, is of
opinion that these payments are illegal, as they are not provided
for in the Public Health (London) Act 1891, and he declines to
sanction them. The matter is still under consideration.
CHICKEN POX.
(No Deaths.)
This disease was made notifiable in Bethnal Green under Section
56 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, for a period of six
months from October 16th, 1901. Subsequently the London
County Council exercised their powers under the same section, and
the disease was made notifiable throughout London for the six
months up to and including November 6th, 1902. The order was
afterwards extended for an additional period of two months.
The total number of cases reported during 1902 was 860, none of
the cases were removed, except thirty incorrectly diagnosed. All
these, together with five others who were suffering from measles
(though all were reported as small pox), were sent home again after
revaccination at the wharf, only one of the chicken pox cases
developed small pox. Sixteen of the persons reported as chicken
pox were found upon examination to have small pox and were sent
to hospital. Undoubtedly these persons would have remained at
home distributing infection had chicken pox not been reportable.
SCARLET FEVER.
(Deaths, 19. Decennial average, 32.)
The number of cases notified during the year was 511, and the
deaths numbered 19, a rate on the notifications of 37 per cent.
The death rate in the Asylums Board hospitals was 3.81 per cent,
on the total admissions from the whole of London. The scarlet
fever death-rate is equal to 0.14 per thousand population whilst that
of London is 0.12.
From the North subdistrict 212 cases were reported, from the
South 130, and from the East 169. Four hundred and thirty-five
persons were removed to hospital, but with respect to 27 of these