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Cholera.— No death arose from this cause in the district,
neither was any case notified. Sixty-one deaths were registered
in London as occurring from this disease during the
September quarter.
Erysipelas.— One death only was registered as occurring
from this disease, against two last year; 30 cases were
notified, compared with 34 last year.
It is interesting to note that a French Professor claims to
have discovered a remedy for Erysipelas and Puerperal Fever
and some other inflammatory diseases. The name of the new
serum is Anti-Streptococique.
The Metropolitan Asylums Board and Hospital
Accommodation.
On November 27th delegates were appointed by the Vestry
to attend the Conference, convened by the Vestry of St.
Marylebone for December 2nd, to discuss the question of the
inability of the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide
sufficient accommodation for cases of the infectious sick.
The chief resolutions adopted were:—
1. That the Gore Farm Hospital at Darenth should be opened
for the reception of urgent cases of Scarlet Fever.
2. That the authorities making the rate, to raise the funds for
the requirements of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
should be entitled to be directly and adequately represented
upon that Board.
3. That the President of the Local Government Board be asked
to receive a deputation in support of the foregoing
resolutions.
4. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be forwarded to the
Local Government Board, the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
and the several Vestries and District Boards of the
Metropolis, who had appointed delegates to attend this
Conference, and that each of those Vestries and District
Boards be asked to appoint one representative to attend
the proposed deputation to the President of the Local
Government Board.
On November 6th the Metropolitan Asylums Board wrote
to the Vestry inviting suggestions as to any buildings which
might be available as temporary hospitals, pending the erection
of permanent buildings already in hand. The Vestry replied
that they were unable to find that there was any building in
the parish which would be available for the purpose.