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completed, and I need hardly say that, notwithstanding
the oldness of these habitations, their condition
has been considerably improved.
At your Vestry Meeting of the 26th of July I
brought under your notice several suggestions of a
sanitary nature, in view of a possible visitation of
cholera to this country. You may remember at that
time this fearful malady had made its appearance
among our troops, who were occupying Egypt, and
there was a reasonable alarm that this plague might
be imported into England, more especially as our
communications with Egypt had so increased, possibly
bringing with them the germs of cholera.
Happily our fears were not realised. Should cholera
unfortunately again invade this country, we shall be
better prepared to meet it than in former outbreaks,
owing to our better system of sanitation. At the
time I speak of, with your approval, I drew up a
sanitary circular, containing hints and directions as
to cleanliness, &c., in houses This circular was
freely distributed amongst the householders of the
Parish.
The pipe-sewers have been regularly flushed, those
gullies emitting offensive effluvia have also been
flushed with carbolic acid and water, and the several
courts and passages in the Parish lime-whited.