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tants, 10,970; female inhabitants, 12,402; total inhabitants, 23,372.
In Hammersmith the number of inhabitants had increased 18,279, and
in Fulham 7,834, during the list decennial period. Compared with
the previous Census of 18.51, the population of the former parish had
increased 24,932, and Fulham 11.486; during the intervening twenty
years."
The Epidemic of small-pox, which commenced in the latter part of
1870, came down upon us with much virulence in 1871. Here again
the prompt measures adopted by your Board had their full effect.
The power of immediately removing infected patients whore practicable
to the small-pox Hospitals entrusted to mo by you, and the equally
prompt destruction of infected clothes and bedding at the cost of
your Board, together with the free distribution of disinfectants, in
almost every instance checked the spread of the disease. I had the
honor to present to you several reports upon it during the prevalence
of the Epidemic.
In other respects, the sickness and mortality of the district in this
year were slight. In 1872 a further instalment of our local drainage
was accomplished by the construction of a deep sewer in Blythe Lane,
and from the High Road to Masboro' Road, a locality much in need of it.
During the greater part of this year, small-pox still lingered amongst
us but the cases were not severe, neither was the mortality serious, the
prompt removal to Hospital accommodation still being persevered in.
The general sickness and mortality of the district was comparatively
slight.
in 1873 the gradually decreasing remnants of our sewage requirements
were supplied by the important addition of the Star Road,
Greyhound Road, Munster Road, Union Road, Church Road, Farm
Lane, and Lillie Road Sewers,
In this year also our Public Health maintained its favourable features.
Neither Epidemics nor undue sickness or mortality occurred.
During 1874 some further minor sewerage works were carried out in
various parts of Hammersmith. An Epidemic of measles this year prevailed
of a rather serious character, the mortality being somewhat heavy,
and towards the latter part of it scarlet fever followed in its wake and
of a severe typo.
On the 7th of August the now Slaughter houses and Noxious Business
Act, became the law, and the slaughterhouses of our district were placed
by it under more immediate supervision and control of the Metropolitan
Board, whilst certain noxious trades wore prohibited from being established
anew within the Metropolitan area, and others were placed under
salutary restrictions. And now we come to 1875, the twentieth year of
your administration, and with no moan pride may you look back upon the
proceedings of your Board, with reference to the sanitary condition of
the Fulham district for the preservation of the health of its inhabitants.
During the greater part of this year, the unsanitary condition of Fulham
Now Town had anxiously occupied the attention of your Board, and