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The deaths in the Workhouse have been 69, viz, 43 males and 26
females In the corresponding Quarter of last year, the deaths in this
institution were 81 The deaths from epidemic diseases in the Workhouse
have been 10; of these, 1 was from measles, 1 from diarrhoea, and 8 from
fever The persons who died from fever in the Workhouse were brought
from the following places, viz, Mill Yard, Thrawl Street, Thomas Street,
Wentworth Street, Ely Place, Lambeth Street, Sailors' Asylum Frostic
Place, and Crown Court One inmate of the Workhouse died from fever
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended 4,257 new cases of
disease among the pauper population There are included in this number
26 of small-pox, 56 of measles, 22 of scarlet-fever, 29 of hooping cough,
181 of diarrhœa, and 130 of fever In the corresponding Quarter of the
previous year the total number of cases of illness among the poor was
3,568, including 41 of small-pox, 45 of measles, 58 of scarlet-fever, 11
of hooping cough, 261 of diarrhoea, and 100 of fever Not a single case
of cholera has been returned by the Medical Officers during the Quarter
In the corresponding Quarter of last year the number of cholera cases
returned was 8
The Returns of the Registrar General show that the rain-fall in the
Metropolis during the Quarter, has been 4.2 inches During the corresponding
Quarter of the previous year, the rain-fall was 5.36 inches The
mean temperature of the air has been 43.2° In the corresponding Quarter
of last year, the mean temperature of the air was 46.2°

The greatest weekly mortality in this district occurred in the week
ending November 30th, when 64 deaths were registered During the preceding
week, the mean temperature of the air had fallen from 45.0°
to 39.6°