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Hospitals, been a dead letter. However, your Sanitary Committee
had under its consideration frequently the possibility of providing
such accommodation, but the obstacles to such provision appearing
almost insurmountable, an understanding was come to with the
Guardians, whereby all cases were removed, whether belonging to
the destitute class or not. The question of provision of Hospital
accommodation for the non-destitute class by the Sanitary
Authority, being one that requires, and will receive at your hands
careful consideration, I will content myself for the present, by saying
that I am of opinion that such provision could be best made by
some central Authority of a representative character.
The following table, shewing the number of cases that occurred
in each month, will give you some idea of the progress of the
disease during the year :—
In January 64
cases were reported.
February 36
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March 31
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April 36
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May 61
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June 21
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July 18
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August 7
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September 1
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October 5
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November 48
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December 74
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Total 402