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of the previous year, the rain-fall was 6.41 inches. During the five weeks
from the week ending July 7th, to that ending August 4th, the rain-fall
was only 1.69 inches, whereas in the corresponding weeks of 1865, the rainfall
was 3.19 inches. From Friday, the 6th of July, to Saturday, the 28th,
no rain fell in London. During the last three weeks of July, the temperature
in the shade was above the average for that period of the year; and on
Friday, the 13th, the temperature was 87.2°. For the week ending July
21st, the deaths from Cholera in London were 308.
The deaths in the "Workhouse have been 129; of these, 2 were caused
by Diarrhoea, 1 by Fever, and 60 by Cholera.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended 4547 new cases of
disease, including 34 of Small-pox, 244 of Measles, 55 of Scarlet Fever, 41
of Hooping Cough, 1021 of Diarrhœa, 80 of Fever, 26 of Choleraic Diarrhœa,
and 50 of Cholera. These returns give but a very imperfect idea of the
cases of sickness which have occurred during the quarter, for it became
necessary to appoint 11 additional Medical Practitioners to attend to the
numerous cases of Diarrhoea and of Cholera; but I must defer giving the
details of the cases of sickness which were attended by the increased staff,
until the time arrives for presenting my Annual Report, when I hope to be
able to lay before you a full account of the rise, progress, and decline of the
present Epidemic of Cholera; and also, to record the several proceedings that
were adopted in this district to endeavour to mitigate the sufferings of the
afflicted, and to prevent the spread of the disease.
The cases of illness amongst the female inmates in the Workhouse
attended by Mr. Eichardson have been 462; of these, 74 were of Cholera
and Choleraic Diarrhoea, 2 of Fever, 2 of Small-pox, and 2 of Erysipelas.
The return of Mr. Champneys has not been received.
From the notices sent to the Office of the Board, it appears that there
were 38 applications for the renewal of the license for slaughter-houses; in
each case the license was granted. For the renewal of the license for cowsheds,
there were 27 applications; of these, two have been withdrawn, and
eight have been adjourned until the 19th October, in order that the necessary
alterations in the premises may be completed. All the slaughter-houses
and cow-houses were inspected by myself and the Inspectors. As regards
the former, they are in a similar condition to that of last year, when the
license was granted, and they are generally in as good a condition as such
places can possibly be in such densely populated districts as that of Whitechapel
: and as regards the latter, I have, in order to guard against the