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who directed handbills to be printed and distributed throughout
the district oontaining instructions for preventing, as far as
possible, the infection from spreading amongst the inhabitants.
Disinfection of the excreta of the sick, of all articles of clothing,
bedding, and other woollen fabrics which had been in the sick
room, careful and long-continued isolation of the patients, and
subsequent cleansing and disinfection of the sick rooms were
especially insisted on. Copies of these handbills can be had on
application to Mr. Watts.
As complaints were received respecting Craven's Dock,
Upper Clapton, I inspected it on several occasions, and had
notices served on the owner requiring him to have it filled up,
as it contained a large quantity of foul and stagnant water.
Several cesspools which drained into it were abolished, and other
places erected in their place which were drained into the sewer,
and as the greatest part of the dock has been filled up and the
nuisance abated, at any rate for the present, no further action is
now necessary.
My attention was drawn by Dr. Denny, of the Stoke
Newington Dispensary, to an outbreak of typhoid fever in
several of the small streets, courts, and similar places in Stoke
Newington, Stamford Hill and West Hackney. I made an
inspection of the premises and especially directed my attention
to the water receptacles, but did not find anything to account for
the outbreak except great carelessness in allowing the drain
openings to be uncovered in some houses. It is somewhat singular
that this outbreak was confined to those portions of our district
which are the highest, and might perhaps have originated from
the want of care in leaving the traps off the drains.
I have also inspected the stables at Portland Avenue,
Stamford Hill, which are used for stabling the horses used by the
North London Tramway Company, and found the stable manure