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small pox and was at once removed; he was employed
during the week at the East End and only
came to Kilburn on Saturday afternoon to stay for
the following day with his sister. She also took the
disease in a very modified form, having only two
pustules on the face and a very few on the body, was
admitted to the hospital at the end of the year.
Owing to the presence of the disease in the
Metropolis, I thought it right to have a tent in
readiness in case of an outbreak during the summer,
but fortunately no necessity arose for its use.
One case was notified from the South.West
Ward, the man was engaged in carrying round milk,
he could give no reliable information as to where he
had caught the infection. The isolation of the case
stopped any further development.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease has prevailed extensively,
especially in the last six months of the
year. A sudden increase occurred in July, but. by
removing many of the cases to the hospital, in three
weeks it was much abated. Shortly after a second
increase occurred, more especially in connection
with the parts of the District bordering on the
Metropolis. By referring to the Chart of the disease
it will be seen how very much the rise and fall resembles
the rise and fall in London; the Chart in
the latter case is approximate only, though the curve
is a correct one, and is introduced to shew how