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measured 8ft. 10in. X 5ft. 4in. X 7ft., thus giving less than 330 cubic feet
of space, or about 82 cubic feet for each person."
In consequence of the defective state of ventilation of all the houses
(8 in number) in this court, legal proceedings were taken against the
several owners. The case was heard at the Thames Police Court on the
24th April, and was adjourned for fourteen days, the magistrate intimating
his intention to view the property during the interval. On the 8th
May the case was again heard, when the magistrate made an order upon
each of the owners to provide means of ventilating the said houses, by
constructing a ventilating shaft to each house to pass through the several
rooms of each house, and to be carried up to a height above the roof of
each house, and of the walls belonging thereto or abutting therefrom;
and that the shaft be so constructed, as to provide for the ventilation of
each room through which it passes; and also to construct an air shaft to
each of the three privies that are situated at the end of the court, and
which are in close contiguity to two of the houses, to a height above the
height of the wall against which such privies are situate.
Owing to the buildings projecting into this court, as mentioned above
in Mr. Battram's report, and there being no thoroughfare in it, the air is
nearly stagnant. The entire open space in this court is only 93 square
yards, and the houses are occupied by 87 persons, thus affording about
one square yard of open space to each. It is, however, expected that
some further sanitary improvement will soon be effected in this court.
Furnished Rooms.
In my report for the Quarter ending September, 1871, it is stated
that the Inspector, having found in some of the so-called furnished rooms
(but in which there are only a few dilapidated pieces of furniture, and
which are let at rents varying from two to four shillings per week) several
filthy flock beds, straw mattresses, and pillows, gave directions to the
owners of the houses in which such articles were in use to destroy them
and provide new ones, as those condemned were a nuisance and injurious
to health. These orders were attended to. The Inspector now further
reports that he has found several other rooms let as furnished apartments,
which arc provided with similarly offensive articles. Orders have in each
case been given to have all these unwholesome beds, mattresses and
pillows destroyed.
Small Pox.
The total deaths from small-pox which have occurred in this District
during the last twenty-one months, including the deaths in the Smallpox
Hospitals of those, persons who were sent from this District, have
been 295: viz., for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1870, the deaths
in the District were 50, and 2 occurred in the hospitals; for the Quarter
ending April, 1871, the deaths were 83, and 12 in the Hospitals; for the
Quarter ending July, the deaths were 42, and 24 in the Hospitals; for
the Quarter ending September, the deaths were 11, and 11 in the
Hospitals; for the Quarter ending 30th December, 1871, the deaths
were 23, and 12 in the Hospitals; for the Quarter ending 30th. March,
1872, the deaths were 11 and 5 in the Hospitals; and for the Quarter
ending 29th June the deaths were 7, and 2 in the Hospitals.
The deaths from small-pox in London during the same seven
quarters have been 9,307.
The total number of cases which have been attended by the Medical
Officers of the Union during the same period has been 924. For the
first-named Quarter they were 245; for the second, 352; for the third,
174; for the fourth, 41; for the" fifth 58; for the sixth, 28"; and for the
seventh, 26.