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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1889—90. 17
Bodies ;have been moved to the Mortuary, and 117 Inquests held.
Post Mortems have been held.
Twenty Eight Pounds Fifteen Shillings have been received from the
for the use of the Court Room.
Fourty Pounds Eight Shillings have been paid to the Undertaker for
???oval of Bodies.
Cow Houses and Slaughter Houses have been inspected,
have also inspected the Bake-houses.
??? Water supply has been good in quality, although I have frequently
??? to the Companies respecting a deficiency of supply.
??? have passed through an epidemic of Influenza. The first scattered cases
??? at the end of December. These however gradually increased, and the
??? was fully established in the beginning of January, and raged for about
??? with constantly increasing severity, and declined towards the end
month. The epidemic of course did not come to an end but gradually
???ed.
This is a remarkably short flourishing period for an epidemic. In the
???tal capitals it continued to increase in severity for many weeks. The one
???logical point to which attention has generally been paid is the temperature,
???hink a great deal may be attributed to the low vitality and stagnation in the
here and the great want of ozone. During the year there had been fewer
The deaths were few considering the severity of the cases.
important Act of Parliament came into force in October last, viz: the
???tion of Infectious Diseases, compelling every medical man to report to the
??? Authority any infectious disease he may be called upon to attend, and
him the relatives, with a penalty.
I remain,
Yours obediently,
THOS. H. WATERWORTH, M.D.