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Sydenham, 4th October Measles, Railway Cottages.
„ „ „ Ditto „ „
„ 8th „ Ditto „ „
„ 17th „ Fever, Brickfields, S.
Penge, 7th „ Gastric fever, Penge.
I wish again to call your attention to the fact that the deaths from these epidemic
diseases arc quite out of proportion to the deaths from all causes in this very healthy
district; that these diseases are known to take their origin from local poison, arising
from want of efficient drainage and water supply; and by referring to the list of localities
and which these deaths occur, it may be observed that almost all of them have been from
?ime to time reported to you as suffering from some deficiency either as to drainage, of
water supply, or both.
Cases of measles have been somewhat prevalent in the district, as above enumerated.
Three children have died from this cause in one family, residing in Railway Cottages,
Forest Hill
Cases of fever have occurred in Bath Place, Wells Road, and in Church Grove,
Lewisham, &c.
Two cases of smallpox (one in a child not vaccinated) have occurred in Hanover
Street, Lewisham.
The state of the reads in Hanover Street, Lewisham, are likely to be productive of
disease. They arc in a wet and filthy state; and the water in a part of this locality
runs into the houses.
Church Terrace, Lewisham, is still undrained; and from the thickness of the population
in this locality, and from a case of fever being reported there, it is most important
to have this attended to at once. The road here is also wet and undrained.
At Hindsley's Terrace, Sydenham, what should be a road is a muddy undrained
swamp, and most unwholesome to the neighbourhood.
Chaplin Street, which is nearly as bad, I have before brought under your notice.
Meteorological tables and tables of mortality are appended as usual.