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WORKHOUSE.
There were 559 deaths in this establishment; of these, 101 were children
under five years of age, and 227 persons over sixty years of age. The average
number of deaths in the four preceding years was 477.
Epidemic diseases were fatal in the following number of cases:—Measles
in 7; Scarlatina, 3; Hooping Cough, 4; Diarrhœa, 7; Typhus Fever, 4;
Puerperal Fever and Erysipelas in 11. There were 79 deaths from Pulmonary
consumption, and 122 from other affections of the lungs and air passages. The
number of inmates was larger than in any former year. It ranged, in the fiftytwo
weeks from 1581 in July to 1929 in Docember; the mean of all the weeks
was 1742.
The present buildings are not large enough for the increasing pauperism of
the parish.
METEOROLOGY.
The mean temperature of the year was higher than usual by 1.9°. Every
month after March, except August, was warmer than the average of twenty-four
years; in the two weeks ending 16th September, the mean of the highest daily
air temperatures was 80.5°. No rain fell in these two weeks. The temperature
of the first, or winter quarter, was lower than usual; in the other quarters it
was higher than usual.
The rain-fall of the year was above the average, namely, 29.0 inches at
Greenwich; of this 5.2 inches fell in three weeks of October.
The mean daily range of temperature was 16.9° which was 1.1° more than
the average of twenty-four years. The degree of moisture was 80°, which was
2° below the mean of twenty-four years.
SANITARY WORKS.
The usual amount of inspections were made in 1865, in slaughter-houses,
cow-houses, bake-houses, markets, sausage shops, mews, and wharfs.
The following works were carried out under the orders of the Sanitary
Committee, upon my recommendation, under the inspection of the Sanitary
Inspectors:—
New drains were provided in 72 houses.
New traps furnished to 471 drains.
The drains were repaired in 150 houses.
Cesspools were emptied in 64 cases, and filled up in 60 places.
New pang, traps, and water were supplied to 75 closets.
Fourteen new water-closets were erected.
Water supply was furnished to 64 closets.
Forty-four new dust-bins were erected.
Twenty-five dust-bins were repaired.
In 136 houses the paving of the cellars or yards was repaved.