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An analysis of the cases shows that 216 were discharged
as cured or relieved, 5 were unrelieved, 18 remain
in hospital, and 14 died.
These results are eminently satisfactory and must be
gratifying to all concerned, Committee, Staff, Medical and
Nursing, Patients and Subscribers.
General Sanitary
Work.
In a review of the sanitary occurrences of the year
the first matter that presents itself was the frost of
February and March, and the consequent interference with
the regular water supply, and its effects upon the sanitation
and health of the district. Though it entailed great hardship,
great expense, and great discomfort upon all classes,
it certainly cannot be held responsible for any special
illness, either daring that time or afterwards, nor did the
scanty supply of water seem directly or indirectly to
influence public health. Referring to my notes I see under
date February 10th, "intensely cold week, less sick on my
list than I ever remember at this time of year," and again
on the 18th; "temperature 11 degrees Fahrenheit last
"night, very little general illness in spite of intense cold,
"about three-quarters of the houses frozen out, frost 3 feet
"into the ground." On that same date I visited the manager
of the Lambeth Water Works, Mr. Waite, and suggested
to him that he should supply the poorer districts with
water, the Council to find the carts, and the Water
Company the horses and labour. This he readily agreed
to, and the surveyor superintended the carrying out of
the work, the Council subsequently sanctioning the
arrangements. At the earliest opportunity such flushing
of the drains as was possible was resorted to, and the
steam fire engine was requisitioned, being placed on the
Promenade to pump water from the river into the main
outfall sewer. As bearing on sanitary deficiencies and the