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Some inquiries having been recently made of the Poor
Law Medical Officers of the Metropolis, having reference to
the establishment of local infirmaries or hospitals for the
special treatment of Small-pox and Fever amongst the indigent
classes, in accordance with the provisions of the new Poor
Law Act, information was asked of me relative to the number
of cases of the above named diseases that would be, on
an average, likely to require isolation and treatment away
from the houses of the patients at any one time during any
year. To enable me to assist the Union Medical Officer
of this parish to make the required return, I drew up the
following table, which I believe will supply, as far as this
Sub-district is concerned, every fact of importance that may
be needed to decide the question referred to.
Table showing the number of deaths among all classes
from Small Pox and Fever in the Sub-district of Putney
and Iloehampton during 11 years, from 1856 to 1866
(both inclusive) ; also the number of cases treated and
the number of deaths that have occurred from these
diseases among the out-door Union poor exclusively,
during the same periods:—

The first portion of the above Table shows that in 11