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comment to make. It will be seen on reference to
Table V., that a very large amount of sanitary work
has been done. This includes systematic house to
house inspection; attention to all complaints of nuisance,
and to all nuisances which the Inspectors discover;
periodical examination of Cow-Houses, SlaughterHouses,
and Bake-Houses; and careful attention to
disinfection in all cases in which the presence of
certain infectious fevers, more especially Small Pox,
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhus, and Enteric Fever
are brought within the cognizance of the Sanitary
Department. It will be seen from Table V. that no
less than 786 cases of these diseases have been under
our supervision. And a reference to this Table and
to Table VI. will show that in connection with these
cases 667 houses have been disinfected, and 662 lots
of bedding and clothing have been disinfected
in the Parochial disinfecting machine—these lots including
590 beds, 729 blankets, 155 sheets, 754
pillows, 141 mattrasses, 40 palliasses, 454 bolsters,
298 counterpanes, and 386 articles of wearing apparel.
Besides which, a good many similar articles were
destroyed, as being unfit for disinfection, at a cost to
the Vestry of a little more than £8. It is important
to observe that no less than 4098 Notices were served
in regard to sanitary matters, of which only 147 were