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houses, and to No. 8, Johnson's Place, situate near the spot
where it first appeared. He also visited two cases on December
9th, with Mr. Love, at 87, Upper Ebury Street,
where the disease seemed to have been imported from Fore
Street, City, by the daughter, who infected her mother and
brother. The malady had appeared in other parts of London,
and fatal cases were recorded by the Registrar-General.
Under these circumstances it was thought desirable to
order notices to be printed and circulated for the purpose of
calling attention to the circumstance that small-pox had
appeared, and of urgently recommending parents to cause
all their children, not yet vaccinated, to be vaccinated, as
early as possible, either by their own qualified medical attendant,
or by the district vaccinator. It was also advised to
have the ceilings, walls, and bedding cleansed, and house
refuse quickly removed.
The Nuisances Removal Committee instructed the Medical
Officers of Health to take proceedings in all cases of
wilful neglect of vaccination, and notice has already been
given to several persons who are opposed to the operation.
Commercial Road South, Nos. 24 and 25. Common
privies and cesspools: no ash-pit at 24; and at 25 the ashpit
is without a cover. After a notice had been served, the
cesspools were filled up, covered dust-pits erected at each
house, and the inlets to the drains trapped. At No. 24, a
boy cut one of his knees slightly, which was followed by a
tedious and dangerous form of erysipelas. The medical
attendant thought the disease was aggravated by the unwholesome
condition of the house.
Upper Ebury Street, No. 67. Bad smell from the drains,
caused by the want of a trap. The pipe leading to the
drain was trapped, and the nuisance abated.
St. Gabriel's Church, Pimlico. On Friday, November
19th, the Rev. Brymer Belcher complained of a most
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