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took place in this year, and the Act for Licensing of Cow Houses came
into operation.
In 1863 from representations that had been made to the Secretary of
State as to the crowded condition of Fulham Churchyard, an order in
Council, dated March 20th, 1863, was issued for the discontinuance of
burials in certain portions of it named therein. During this year our
local drainage was improved by the construction of the King Street
sewer from the Bridge Road to the Creek.
As regards the Public Health, a general Epidemic condition prevailed
through 1863, not only affecting the Metropolis, but the country at
large, equally affecting villages and watering-places as town localities.
Still our district held its own. Our mortality throughout the year was
only increased by seven deaths, and this, taking into account the
increase of population, was practically "Nil."
The "Bakehouse Regulation Act," was passed in 1863, and has
been productive of much good to the journeyman baker.
We come, now, in our local history, to 1864, when another and a
great onslaught was made by your Board on our Sewerage difficulties by
the construction of deep sewers; and the Brook Green Sewer, the King
Street East Sewer, the Walham Green Sewer from North End to
Walham Green, the Sun Street Sewer, and the Parsons Green Lane
Sewer were completed.
The general mortality of London in 1864 was high, and the Fulham
district somewhat shared in it. The meteorological conditions were unfavourable
to health. The mean temperature of the air was low, its
horizontal movement unusually small, and the amount of rain much
below the average. The number of deaths registered this year in our
district was 1137.
Fever of an Epidemic character occurred at Willow Place, and
Munden Street, North End, but was not of long duration. Small-pox
prevailed to a very considerable extent at Chiswick in the latter part of
the year, and eventually spread to the western part of Hammersmith,
three deaths occurring from it in December.
In 1865 the Metropolitan Board, under strong Dressure from your
Board, commenced a further portion of the Main Drainage Scheme, by
carrying out the Stamford Brook Diversion Sewer.
Great and active, however, as your own exertions had been, and large
as had been tho amount of money borrowed and spent by your Board in
the construction of sewers, still, in my Tenth Annual Report, I was
constrained to write: "Knowing that your Board have seriously resolved
"further to extend the Sewerage of the district, it is almost needless
"to refer to it here, but it is impossible to overrate the importance in a
"Sanitary point of view, of the prompt accomplishment of the intended
"works. In pointing out some places within the district requiring
"further drainage, my remarks apply to their sanitary necessities, and
"must be received with proper deference to the Surveyor's views;