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ton Place, Copenhagen Street and Payne Street. There were 5 deaths,
also, from this disease which need not have occurred. Four of them were
in persons who had not been vaccinated, and one in an adult, aged 44
years, who had neglected the precaution of re-vaccination.
The six cases of fever at the Workhouse were all typhus. Four were
tramps, the other two were the bathman and an attendant in the bath
room. The duties of these people brought them in contact with the
tramps. The latter of these died at the Fever Hospital. Four of the
deaths recorded as from fever were deaths from " typhus."
EDWAKD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health,.
Vestry Offices,
June 7th, 1864.