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Sanitary Report, 1893.
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many cases are brought together and I felt quite
satisfied that no ill effects would happen to the
other inmates of the Hospital by having a very few
cases isolated in tents or a separate building in the
Hospital ground.
A great amount of anxiety was expressed by
the men employed on the permanent buildings at
the idea of cases of small pox being admitted, and
some friction was threatened in consequence, but
the fears all subsided and at the time of writing
this, nearly three months after the first case was
admitted, no case of small pox has been brought to
my notice among the men employed on the buildings,
and there has not been any among the inmates
of the Hospital.
The position of this No. 2 Block is to the East
and South East of the permanent ones so that the
prevailing wind, South West, would keep them
clear to a large extent of any possible atmospheric
infuence ; it is 160 feet East of one block, and 106
feet South East of another; with regards to the
other iron building it is due South at a distance of
208 feet.
I do not say I should not object to a large
number of small pox cases, counting by scores for
instance, being located in close proximity to the
isolation Hospital because I undoubtedly should.
The information and the Report given by Dr. Power
must necessarily carry great weight.
Owing to the continued presence of scarlet
fever in the district, No. 1 Block has been kept full,
in fact, 011 several occasions there were more cases
than could possibly be accommodated, and the
Hendon Local Board most kindly came to our