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Company's supply was not sufficient for the wants of the
districts supplied by it; and this deficiency was aggravated
by the bursting of a 30-inch main. A deficiency of water
is an especially serious matter in hot weather, and the public
have a right to insist that the arrangements made by the
Water Companies shall be such as to render such an occurrence
practically impossible.
The common gas supplied by the London Gas Company
has been examined by me from time to time at their testing
room, and has always been found to be above the required
standard of illuminating power, and to satisfy the prescribed
tests for ammonia and sulphuretted hydrogen.
For the information of the Parishioners, I may mention
that a hospital carriage for removing persons suffering from
infectious diseases is kept at the Workhouse, in Mount
Street; but those who are in a position to bear the expenses
of their support should apply to the London Fever Hospital,
Liverpool Road, Islington; or, in case of small-pox,
at the Highgate Small-pox Hospital, where they can be
accommodated on favourable terms.
I have the honour to be,
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
W. H. CORFIELD, M.A., M.D. (Oxon.),
F.R.C.P. (London).
10, Bolton Row, Mayfair, W.,
June 1882.