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and St. Barnabas' Dispensary, and at the Workhouse,
Little Chelsea. Of these cases 3,363 were patients at
St. George's Hospital, leaving a remainder of 2,883.
We find that the above included 119 of measles, 5 of
chicken-pox, 7 of scarlatina, 6 of small-pox, 22 of whooping-cough,
38 of rheumatic fever, 35 of continued fever,
3 of cholera, 809 of diarrhoea, 15 of erysipelas, and 6 of
diphtheria. There were also 173 of bronchitis, and 13 of
pneumonia.
From the warm state of the weather, there occurred a
larger proportion of bilious disorders, and a smaller number
of catarrhal affections. Although there were merely
3 cases of cholera, 1 of which was Asiatic, still we observe
809 cases of diarrhœa recorded during the present quarter,
whereas in the corresponding period of last year, there
were only 164. Again we remark, only 173 cases of bronchitis,
against 303 in the previous Michaelmas quarter.
Measles prevailed to a greater extent during this
season, when 119 cases happened against 87.
Small-pox. Every house is immediately visited when
there is reason for supposing that it is infected with this
dreadful malady, and sanitary measures, if requisite, are
at once applied.' We regret to state, that numerous
children are constantly exposed to the liability of an
attack, owing to the ignorant prejudices of parents
against vaccination; but we endeavour to counteract them
by persuasion or threats, in order to obtain as much
security as possible for their children, and the public
generally.
Concerning the places where sickness prevailed, the
following is a list of the worst districts:—
Concerning the places where sickness prevailed, the
following is a list of the worst districts:—