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There were sent to the Fever Hospital one parishioner
from 35, Gilbert-street, May 19; one tramp, who died June 8 ;
and two inmates of the Workhouse, one of whom died
June 30, and one other, whose case was not fever.
The 100 cases of measles were distributed equally over
the poorer parts of the Districts. The other cases of zymotic
disease call for no particular observations at present, except
that each house infected was duly visited, and such measures
of cleansing carried out as could be enforced.
sickness during the quarter.
In the Belgrave Sub-District 8,209 persons were treated
by the parochial surgeons, at St. George's Hospital, the
Royal Pimlico Dispensary, the St. Paul and St. Barnabas'
Dispensary, and at the Workhouse, Little Chelsea.
Of these 5,235 were patients at St. George's Hospital,
leaving a remainder of 2,974.
The total figures include 9 of small-pox, 18 of chickenpox,
94 of measles, 34 of scarlet fever, 26 of whooping-cough,
137 of diarrhoea, 7 of dysentery, 25 of continued fever,
18 of rheumatic fever, 15 of erysipelas, 2 of diphtheria,
and 2 of carbuncle.
There were 477 cases of bronchitis, 8 of pleurisy, and
29 of pneumonia.
The following are the particulars of the 8 cases of smallpox,
namely,—
No. 75, Westbourne-street—Mary Yeriour, aged 2
„ „ Winifred „ aged 5
vaccinated.
„ „ Ellen Ross, aged 5
„ „ Mary „ aged 15months
vaccinated.
No. 6, Gutmore-buildings—Mary Humphreys, aged 1, unvaccinated.
No. 15, Union-street—Sarah Blanchard, aged 4, vaccinated.
No. 21, Eccleston-place—E. White, aged 15, vaccinated,