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Magistrate for an Order to have the body removed to the Public
Mortuary, which Order was obtained, and the body accordingly
removed.
The number of Bodies dealt with in St. Alphege Mortuary,
since 1896, is shewn below:—
Year.
Drowned bodies
from River.
Other bodies.
Totals.
1896
11
33
44
1897
11
47
58
1898
15
32
47
1S99
17
45
62
1900
7
66
73
1901
13
126
139
1902
13
95
108
1903
20
118
138
Notifications under the provisions of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891. There have been notified a total
of 638 cases.
Small-pox. There were 4 cases of Small-pox, 2 from East
Greenwich, and 2 from St. Nicholas. The ages of the patients
were 2 between 5 and 15, 1 between 15 and 25, and 1 between
25 and 65.
In each of these cases the source of infection was traced to
previous cases in other Boroughs. There was no direct spread in
this Borough, the same procedure for dealing with these cases was
adopted as in the epidemic of the previous year.
The Vaccination Officer for the Greenwich Union has very
kindly given me particulars respecting the Vaccination of children
whose births were registered in his portion of the Borough up to
June 30th, 1903, which is the latest return to hand. The corresponding
particulars for the portion of the Borough within the
Woolwich Union have not been supplied by the Vaccination Officer
concerned. I must say that on going carefully through these
returns, the figures appear eminently satisfactory.