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Battebsea.—Dr. Connor furnishes the following summary of sanitary
Work suggested, and improvements accomplished, during the past quarter.
"Houses inspected, 13; notices served to cleanse drains, cesspools
"&c., 6; to construct drains where main sewers exist, 5; to convert
"open cesspools into water-closets, 1; to remove swine, 2; to cleanse
"unwholesome dwellings, 1; to remove other nuisances, 2; of the
"above notices 11 have been complied with, and 6 remain to be enforced."
In reference to the death from fever which is registered as having occurred
in York Street, Dr. Connor writes, " I know nothing of this death myself,
"but I can state that the street has good facilities for drainage, and that
"there is an open ditch at one end which might influence a case of this
"kind, if it occurred at that end." The number of deaths from all
causcs in this Parish, during the quarter was 85, which is only six more
than took place in the previous or June quarter, the excess being
occasioned by the increased mortality from choleraic disease and diarrhoea.
In the previous quarter the number of deaths from this latter
cause was 5 only; in the present table (vide appendix) as many as 21
deaths are recorded as the result of these same maladies.
Steeatham.—From this sub-district no return of house inspections,
&c., has been received for the quarter that ended 26th September, owing,
it is apprehended, to the office of Inspector having lately become vacant.
To the return of sickness and mortality amongst the out-door poor of
this sub-district, Mr. Brown, appends the following note:—" But one
"death has occurred amongst the Union Poor during the quarter,
"to an infant, only one day old, from atrophy. Diarrhfea has
"been very prevalent, but not imich amongst the Union Poor; fever also
"has been very prevalent, but only one death at the termination of the
"quarter had occurred from it, and it has been confined exclusively to
"that portion of the district callcd Lower Streatham, the drainage and
'sewerage in that locality not being in so good a state as in the other
"parts of the district."
Tooting and Balham.—Owing, it is supposed, to the same cause as
stated under Streatham, the usual return from the Inspector has not been
forwarded. Mr. Ward remarks in reference to Balham, that " during
"the quarter just ended, the prevailing sickness was almost exclusively
"confined to diarrhoea, which, however, was of a mild character and
"readily yielding to treatment. Of sanitary improvements many have
"been accomplished, but several yet remain to be carried out, more
"particularly in the way of drainage."