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8
ANNUAL REPORT,
For the Year 1877-8,
By Dr. ARCHER FARR.
Gentlemen,
On submitting to you the twenty-second Annual
report on the sanitary condition of the parish of Lambeth, it
will be observed that the rate of mortality was considerably
lower than in past years—a result mainly due to the fact that
the seasonal changes during the year, as affected by moisture,
temperature, etc., although conducing to the spread of small
pox, have been favourable to the Public Health generally.
I trust that the information contained in the report will
suffice to impress you with the importance of the work the
several officers of the Sanitary Staff arc engaged in, and to
assure you that they have continued to perform their duties in
an efficient and praiseworthy manner.
I remain,
Your obedient Servant,
ARCHER FARR,
Medical Officer of Health.
To the Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Vestry of the Parish of Lambeth.