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were soon afterwards vaccinated in the presence of the
Medical Officer by Mr. Jorden, and the operation has
since been performed upon others.
The rules of these schools required all children to
be vaccinated before admission, but as the arms of the
children had not been examined, many were entered
without any evidence of vaccination having been performed.
Hence it became desirable to recommend the
clergymen, and others, who have the charge of schools,
to send them either to the public vaccinator or the
Medical Officers of Health for examination, before their
admission into the schools.
One death from scarlatina occurred in Brooks' Mews,
where the prevalence of the disease was entered in
our last Report. No fewer than six deaths occurred in
the adjoining Avery Row, during the Quarter. One
death from scarlatina maligna at No. 1, John's Place,
Grosvenor Mews, and one at No. 84, Mount Street. Other
deaths from the same complaint occurred: 1 at No. 18,
Eccleston Place, 2 at No. 114, Eccleston Mews, and 3
at No. 100, Stanley Street. Diphtheria destroyed four
persons, who respectively resided at No. 3, Cornwall Terrace,
No. 2, Grosvenor Row, No. 12, Charlwood Street,
and No. 1, Lower Belgrave Street. The death of a
Capt., R.N., set 36, from China fever, is returned at
No. 31, Park Street. A child, aet 1, ill of dysentery,
residing at No. 30a, Grosvenor Mews, died in its mother's
lap at the dispensary, on 11th October, 1859. It is
unsafe to move patients when very exhausted.
A maid-of-all-work, ast 24, died of fever on 28th
November, 1859, in the workhouse, to which she had
been removed from a tradesman's family in South Audley