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Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended, during the last quarter,
549 new cases of illness out of the Workhouse; including 17 of measles, 3 of
scarlet-fever, 15 of hooping-cough, 49 of diarrhoea, 6 of fever, 21 of febricula,
and 6 of erysipelas. In the corresponding quarter of the previous year the
number of pauper cases of illness was 939; including 5 of measles, 91 of
scarlet-fever, 2 of hooping cough, 104 of diarrhoea, 42 of fever, and 79 of
febricula. The total number of cases of illness in the Workhouse has been
613; including 2 of measles, 1 of scarlet-fever, 4 of hooping-cough, 33 of
diarrhoea, 10 of febricula, 3 of fever, 8 of erysipelas, and 35 of syphilis.
Cases op Illness in the London Hospital of Persons belonging
to this District.
By the courtesy of the House Committee of the London Hospital I
have been favoured with a return of all the patients belonging to this District
who have been admitted into the London Hospital during this quarter.
The total number, including both medical and surgical cases, is 165;
including 3 of diphtheria, 1 of scarlet fever, 6 of diarrhoea, 1 of measles,
3 of rheumatic fever, 2 of erysipelas, 2 of bronchitis, 8 of pneumonia and
pleuritis, 11 of consumption, 5 of lead poisoning, 1 (a silverer) of mercurial
poisoniDg, 1 of poisoning by ammonia, and 30 of fractures. Of the three cases
of diphtheria, one was from 2, G-oulston Street, one from 3, Green Street,
and tho address of the other was mislaid.
Meteorology of Greenwich.
The returns of the Registrar General show that the rain-fall in the
Metropolis during the quarter has been 10.03 inches. Of the 10.03 inches
of rain which fell during this quarter, 3.27 inches fell in the week ending
July 17th, and 2.25 inches in the week ending September 25th. One inch
deep of rain-fall on an acre weighs (allowing 10-lbs. to a gallon, which is
the weight of a gallon of distilled water) nearly 101 tons. During the
corresponding quarter of last year the rain-fall was 6.72 inches. The mean
temperature of the air was 58.3°. In the corresponding quarter of last
year the mean temperature was 60.58. The hottest days during tho quarter
were Monday, the 16th August, Tuesday, the 17th August, Saturday, tho
18th September, and Sunday, the 19th Septemler, when the thermometer
indicated respectively 81.0°, 83.6°, 81.0°, and 80.0°. The hottest day
during the corresponding quarter of last year was on Thursday, tho 9th
July, when the thermometer in the shade indicated 92.0°.
The following table, taken from the returns of the Registrar-General,
shows the comparative results of the Quarter :—