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The total number of complaints attended to, and of
notices served, was rather smaller than in 1880; in many
instances, however, several nuisances are abated at one
house and put down as one complaint; thus in one house
several waste pipes of cisterns and sinks may be disconnected
from the drains and not entered separately.
It was not necessary to take out any summons, as all
the notices were complied with.
The number of houses and of articles of clothing, &c.,
disinfected after cases of infectious diseases, and the number
of cases of such diseases removed to hospitals, were
considerably higher than in 1880, owing to the epidemic of
Small-pox.
A localized outbreak of Small-pox of rather a serious
character took place in Aylesford Street, Pulford Street, and
St. George's Square, Pimlico, at the end of May and in the
first half of June 1881.
The cases occurred as follows in those streets:—
In March 2 cases.
„ April 2 „
„ May 6 „
„ June 23 „
By careful isolation and thorough disinfection, combined
with re-vaccination of susceptible persons, it was
stamped out, and no cases occurred after June 16th. There
were 4 deaths among these cases, and besides these only
4 were treated at home, all the rest being removed to
Hospital with one exception, that of a servant girl, who
sent a fellow-servant for a fly while the ambulance was
being fetched, and drove away in it. The fly was found
and disinfected, but it was not thought advisable to take
any further proceedings.