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by sickness. Of these 17 were admitted with Fever,
and 2 with Measles.
It was not ascertained whence 4 cases of Fever and
1 case of Measles were brought. The remaining cases
were admitted from the following localities:
Mary Street 2
Ann's Place, Boundary Street 1
Land of Promise 2
Pearce's Court 1
Crooked Billet Court 1
New Court, Long Alley 1
Dean's Yard 1
Charlotte Street 1
James Street, City Saw-mills 2
Bath Street 1
Francis Street, Hoxton 1
Sun Street, Old Street Road 1
In the majority of these cases, as in others I have
inquired into, the most efficient cause of disease was
the want of a due supply of fresh air, and of means for
diluting and carrying off the air empoisoned by the
noxious emanations from sewage and animal life.
The evidence I have acquired of defective ventilation
as a cause of Fever, is so great and unequivocal, that I
have felt it my duty to urge, in almost every Weekly
Report the issue of orders to remedy this evil in places
where it seemed to operate. In those cases, where the
necessary remedy has been applied, the result has been
most satisfactory. The providing due aeration is, in
my opinion the most effectual remedy against overcrowding.
It is extremely difficult, with the powers