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years of age. The mortality of children under one year of age
was, as before stated, unusually large. But there is no doubt
that the alterations in the social condition of the inhabitants
which has already been alluded to, has induced a greater proportionate
mortality of infants. During the 10 years, 1850-50
the average number of deaths under one year was 201 in each
1000 deaths, and has increased since 1860 to the present rate of
254. I trust, however, that as the proportion of deaths of
young children from diarrhœa is not likely to be so great next
year, that the rate will be diminished considerably.
In addition to attendance at the Board meetings, I have
been present at 42 meetings of the Sanitary Commitee, and obtained
from them 651 orders for removal of nuisances, disinfection
of premises, and abatement of overcrowding. I have also
given evidence at the Worship Street or Clerkenwell Police
Courts against 98 persons who had neglected to abate the
nuisances existing on their premises. The number of summonses
was much larger than in any previous year, and gave
me a very large amount of additional work, as I drew up or
examined all the summonses and orders of the magistrates.
It will be seen by a reference to the list of nuisances removed,
that 588 copies of summonses and orders were made out during
the year. I trust, however, that there will not be so much
work of this kind in future years, as it occupied me and the
chief inspector for more than 50 afternoons, sometimes, including
the time occupied in going and returning, from a little after
one until past live o'clock.
The following are the particulars of some of the cases of
indecent overcrowding discovered in this district during the year
1868. At No. 13, Bath Row, Dalston, we found five grown up
persons, including two married couples, an unmarried daughter
of 23, a boy of 13, aud an infant living and sleeping in a small