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the sickness.
The total number of cases treated during the year,
by the Parochial Medical Officers, and at the Dispensary,
Mount-street, and in the Sick-Wards of the Mount-street
Workhouse, has been 3,901.
Amongst whom were 13 cases of small-pox; 3 of
chicken pox; 61 of measles; 25 of scarlatina; 13 of
diphtheria; 37 of whooping cough; 232 of diarrhoea; 4
of dysentery; one of cholera; 72 of fever; 8 of erysipelas;
620 of bronchitis and catarrh; pleurisy 4;
pneumonia 7.
In the Belgrave sub-district 29,343 persons were
treated by the Parochial Surgeons, and at St. George's
Hospital, the Royal Pimlico Dispensary, the St. Paul
and St. Barnabas Dispensary, and the Workhouse, Little
Chelsea; of these 17,227 were patients at St. George's
Hospital. The whole number includes 87 cases of smallpox,
85 of chicken pox, 319 of measles, 181 of scarlet
fever, 116 of whooping cough, 15 of croup, 773 of
diarrhoea, 14 of dysentery, 215 of continued fever, 184 of
rheumatic fever, 83 of erysipelas, 17 of diphtheria, 6 of
carbuncle, and 11 of ague, 6 of which occurred in nonparishioners
at St. George's Hospital. There were also
1,745 cases of bronchitis, 53 of pleurisy, and 141 of
pneumonia.
Vaccination during this year.—Mr. Jay performed 28 1
vaccinations, of which 251 were successful. Mr. Jorden
898, including 133 re-vaccinations, of which all but 22
were successful.
We have visited, and from time to time inspected the
children in the various national and other schools; and
here we find it necessary to repeat the remarks made last
year.