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yard a "long-hopper" pan, with water-waste preventers.
Separate water supply.
Gloucester Square.—A new iron drain, sound, and
ventilated. Sanitary arrangements satisfactory. Separate
water supply.
Connaught Square.—Ground opened. 6.in. pipe
drain leaky and unventilated, and laid in an old brick
barrel drain. Pan.closets. One water supply.
Shirland Road.—Water test. Drain sound. Sanitary
arrangements satisfactory.
In London there were 639 deaths, equivalent to an
annual rate of 0.60 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Whooping Cough caused 8 deaths, all of which
occurred in St. Mary's Sub-district, and were equivalent
to an annual rate of 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The number of deaths during the corresponding quarter
of last year was 16.
In London there were 531 deaths, equivalent to an
annual death-rate of 0.49 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Fever (Typhoid) caused only 2 deaths—1 in St.
Mary's and 1 in St. John's Sub-district. 7 cases were
notified during the quarter to the Sanitary Department,
as compared with 5 in the corresponding quarter of
last year. 3 of these cases—2 from St. Mary's and
1 from St. John's Sub-district—were removed to
Hospital, the remainder—3 in St. Mary's and 1 in St.
John's—being treated at home.