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certificate for her immediate removal into the Infirmary,
Mount-street, and Mr. Grant took care that the drains belonging
to the four houses were properly cleansed into the sewer,
and repaired, and that the offensive matter was removed.
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Flask-row, and Nos. 1, 2, and 3,
Susannah-place.—The drains obstructed, and the yards of
Nos. 3 and 5 flooded with offensive water. A notice was
served at each house on February 2nd, and the drains at the
back of Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Flask-row have been cleansed
and repaired.
legal proceedings for neglect of vaccination.
In the large premises, No. 18, North Bruton-mews, where
one case of small-pox occurred during the quarter, were
found twin children, 9 months' old, and unvaccinated. The
parents at first set us at defiance, and positively refused to
allow of the operation, alleging that it had been injurious
to one of their elder children. After delay enough to
allow of change of mind, a summons was taken out. Then
the mother who appeared, pleaded that she was willing to
have the operation done, but that the children were too
weakly. As there was some truth in this, we procured
them chicken broth and other things to feed up the
children till they were fit to be vaccinated, and were vaccinated
accordingly. If we had pushed the legal proceedings
we might have failed, through a difficulty in proving the
delivery of that "notice" respecting vaccination, which
ought to be given to the parent or guardian when a child's
birth is registered.