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V.
The Poob Law Act, 1889 (oontiimed)
„ „ Authorises the use of the Hospitals for
Medical Instruction 65
„ „ Makes Provision for Acquisition of Land for
Extension of Hospital Sites 65
„ „ Practically establishes a Metropolitan
bulance Service under the Management of
the Asylums Board 65
Metropolitan Ambulance Sebvice 66
„ „ Regulations made by the Managers with
gard to the use of their Carriages 66
„ „ Public Vehicles, Use of for Conveyance of
Infectious Cases should be prohibited by
Law, being wholly unnecessary 67
Public Health Legislation,- The Progress of 67
Royal Commission on Infectious Disease Hospitals (1882).
Resume of its recommendations, and the extent to which they have
been carried out, by Law or in Practice 69
Retrospect, 1856-1889, The Fruits of Sanitation 69
Population of Sub-Districts, Number of Inhabited Houses, &c. 72
„ Relative Numbers of Males and Females; at different
ages ; in Parish, and in Sub-Districts, in 1881 (Tables) 72
„ Inhabited Houses and Rateable Value, Increase
of since 1856, and since 1871 74
Marriages and Marriage Rate 75
Births and Birth Rate . 75
Deaths and Death Rate 76
Infantile Mortality 77
„ „ Among Illegitimate Children 77
Senile Mortality 78
Death Rate at Different Age-Periods (Table) 78
„ Mean Temperature, etc., Monthly 79
Death, Summary Causes of (Table) 80
Death, Assigned Causes of 81
„ „ Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 81
., „ „ Venereal Diseases 81
„ „ ,. Puerperal Fever 82
„ Parasitic Diseases 82
„ Dietetic Diseases 83
„ „ „ Alcoholism 83
„ Constitutional Diseases 83
„ „ Cancer 84
„ ., „ Tubercular 85
., Developmental Diseases 86