View report page

92
the year ending March 25th, 1877, but mainly during
its last three months, 524 cases of Small Pox and 148
cases of Scarlet Fever came under the immediate
cognizance of the Sanitary Department; and in 43-3
cases, houses or apartments were thoroughly disinfected;
and there were disinfected in the disinfecting
machine 436 beds, 500 blankets, 205 sheets, 600
pillows, 127 mattresses, 127 palliasses, 234 bolsters,
306 counterpanes, and 122 lots of wearing apparel.
Further, 35 beds, 4 blankets, 9 sheets, 20 pillows, 20
mattresses, 35 palliasses, 9 bolsters, 10 counterpanes,
and 32 lots of wearing apparel were destroyed as
being unfit for use, and compensation was allowed to
the owners to the extent of £26 17s. Again, 17
patients were sent to the hospital at Highgate, at a
total expense to the Vestry of £83 11s.; which sum
includes the fee of £4 4s. for each patient, together
with the cost of conveyance in the parish ambulance.
During the three months ending March 25th, 1877,
the Guardians sent 125 Small Pox patients to the
district hospitals.
It may be added that during the prevalence of
Small Pox (as in fact at other times), disinfectants
were freely given at the Vestry Hall by the Inspectors
to those poor persons who needed them; that printed
instructions were widely distributed throughout the
parish, both with respect to the performance of