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of the Managers of that Board. What would have happened
except for this consideration I dare hardly predict, as a large
proportion of the cases occurred in Peabodv Buildings, Stanhope
Buildings, and other places of magnitude.
At present the Metropolitan Asylums Board are not allowed
to admit cases of Diphtheria, although, I believe, they arc
willing to do so, and only wait the consent of the Local
Government Board, which has been asked now nearly two
years.
These cases we are able to remove to the Evelina and
Guy's Hospitals by the consent of the authorities of these
institutions.
We had, in addition, to. contend with an outbreak of
Typhus. The first case occurred on January 13th, when a
married woman was attacked at 21, Orange Street, and at
once removed. A second case occurred the same night at
10, Orange Street, which was also removed.
On January 15th, a boy aged 14 years, living at 94, Stanhope
Buildings, was reported as being ill. Learning he had
been to visit his aunt at 10, Orange Street, I suspected he
had contracted Typhus, and removed him to the hospital.
The next day my suspicion was confirmed.
On January 27th a little girl, aged 10 years, was removed
from 10, Orange Street. On February 2nd a young woman,
aged 21, from the same house.
On February 3rd and February 4th a girl aged 16 and an
aged woman were removed from 21, Orange Street all wellmarked
cases of Typhus.
Finding that in spite of all the precautions which were
taken by destroying the infected beds and bed linen, and most
careful disinfection, that case after case was occurring, I
directed your Inspector to find if he possibly could an empty
house into which the inmates of Orange Street could be
removed. He succeeded in doing so, and on February 4th
the houses in Orange Street were emptied of their inmates
and closed. Every article likely to retaiu or convey infection
was burnt, and fresh beds and linen were provided.