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Local Summaries.
Clapham.—Mr. McDonogh appends to his return the following'
remarks : "Diarrhoea, fever, hooping cough, and scarlatina, the latter
"in a mild form, prevailed in the month of July; during August
"diarrhoea became still more prevalent and severe, and hooping cough
"increased at the latter end of the month. At the early part of September
"diarrhoea became less prevalent, and towards the close of the month
"but few cases comparatively speaking presented themselves. The
"numbers of registered deaths from all causes varied considerably during
"the quarter, the lowest number (10) having been recorded in the fort'
"nightly return of July 4th, and the highest (16) in the return of
"September 12th." Mr. McDonogh adds, that " 209 inspections of
"houses, &c., took place during the quarter, 43 cesspools were filled
"up, 44 closets supplied with water, and 2 new closets constructed."
Further, that "there wore 174 complaints received, 74 notices served,
"and 11 nuisances removed or abated." With reference to the
mortality from fever, the locality of Crescent Place and James's Place, in
cach of which a death took place, the drainage is described as "defective,"
whilst the sanitary condition of Park Hill, where the third death from
fever occurred, is stated to be "tolerably good."
Wandsworth.—Mr. Nicholas writes, "The improved state of the
"health of this sub-district, which obtained during the previous
"quarter of this year still continues, the total number of deaths
"registered during the past quarter was 62, occurring equally in the
"two sexes; this number is less by 11 than the average of the corres'ponding
quarters of the last 7 years, and 1 less Jhan the corres"ponding
quarter of last year. There were 15 deaths from epidemic
"diseases, being 4 more than occurred in the corresponding quarter of
"last year. This increase was chiefly due to diarrhoea, which was with
"one exception confined to infants. There was (see Table IV.,
"appendix,) a corresponding increase of diarrhoea this quarter amongst
"the poor; but as there is an absence of other contagious diseases, the
"total amount of epidemic disease is nearly the same. There was
"upwards of Jth more general disease and twice the number of
"resulting deaths amongst the poor than occurred in the same quarter
"of last year; but still this statement is not above the average, for
"the autumn quarter of last year was an unusually healthy one, and
"inasmuch as the mean temperature of this quarter was 31/2º above the
"average, is very satisfactory."