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by "cold," and did not fall upon children, and was not caused
by zymotic disease.
Of the 15 cases of "fever," 6 were admitted into the
Mount-street Workhouse. Of these, 5 were tramps. One
of them was an inmate of one of the model lodging houses
in Grosvenor-market, admitted for remittent fever. We
must not conceal the fact, that no fewer than 16 persons
were ill in the two model lodging houses in Grosvenor-market,
in January and February, a quantity of sickness altogether
unusual.
sickness during the quarter.
In the Belgrave Sub-District 8,989 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 at the Workhouse, Little Chelsea.
Of these 4,533 were patients of St. George's Hospital,
leaving a remainder of 4,456.
The total figures include 11 of small-pox, 12 of chickenpox,
25 of measles, 28 of scarlet fever, 91 of whoopingcough,
3 of croup, 148 of diarrhæa, 9 of dysentery, 43 of
continued fever, 88 of rheumatic fever, 18 of erysipelas, 6
of diphtheria, and 5 of carbuncle.
There were 880 cases of bronchitis, 19 of pleurisy, and
62 of pneumonia.
the small-pox.
In the Hanover and Mayfair Sub-Districts, the number
of persons known to have had small-pox during this quarter
was 6, five of whom applied for aid to the parish, viz.:
January 8th, EmmaH.,æt. 15, vaccinated, 5, Lancashirecourt,
sent to the small-pox hospital.