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Sanitary Work.
For a detailed account of the Sanitary work performed in the
District during the year see Table VI. in the Appendix. As
regards those matters which came under my own personal observation
I have reported to the Board at their fortnightly meetings.
They were generally connected either with complaint of nuisance
or with occurrence of disease and among them were the
following:—
In January the existence of Typhus Fever, in James Place,
Ratcliff, Juniper Street, Shad well, and Baroda Place, in the same
parish came to my knowledge; the sufferers were removed by the
Guardian's officers to the Hospital, the usual precautions were taken
against the spread of the disease, and no further case arose therefrom.
The death rate of the District was considerably augmented in
February by the number of deaths which occurred from diseases of
the breathing organs. It exceeded considerably any death rate
reported by me to your Board, and in fact was very nearly double
the average death rate. The Mortality from Whooping Cough and
Bronchitis was exceptional, 50 per cent. of the total mortality
having been due to these diseases. This high rate of mortality was
due chiefly, if not solely, to the prevalence of the choking fogs
experienced in London at that time. The death rate of the District
rose to 44 per 1,000, and that of London to 35 per 1,000 population.
Lime Kiln Dock came under my notice early in the year, and
I reported to your Board concerning its condition on 22nd March.