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seriously be hoped that the legislature will, among the proposed amendments
of the Metropolis Local Management Act, sanction the introduction of a
similar system of annual licensing in respect of them.
The following three deaths from small-pox have occurred :
On January 11th, at Small-pox Hospital, from 28, Sidney Street, a Labourer, aged 29 years;
duration of illness, 6 days.
On January 12th, at 4, Netherland Place, wife of a Cab-driver, aged 38 years; duration of
illness, 12 days.
On January 20th, at 4, Netherland Place, daughter of a Cab-driver, aged 2 months; duration
of illness, 6 days.
I am happy to be able to say, that with the commencement of the present year
it is proposed to furnish me with a return of the sickness noted at the Islington
Dispensary, which will, therefore, henceforth take its place among the Institutions,
&c., in Table 2. During the prevalence of small-pox also, I shall
introduce the Small-pox Hospital into the Table.
The weekly number of cases of scarlatina attended by the Parochial Medical
Officers and the Islington Dispensary together, were 7, 4, 4, 6. The weekly
number of cases of small-pox were 5, 7, 5, 10. In the parochial practice the
number last month was 5, in the January just elapsed it rose to 23.
Aided by the Parochial Medical Officers, I am at the present time engaged
in visiting all the Charitable and Poor Schools in the Parish, with a view to
ascertain how far the children are protected by Vaccination. The Trustees
have also arranged to carry out, under my supervision, a plan for ascertaining
whether the children whose births have been registered during the past twelvemonth
have been Vaccinated in accordance with the Act of Parliament.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
February 6 th, 1860.