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The internal death-rate within tho parish is 16.9, and making
every allowance cannot exceed 21 at the very outside, Paget,
1 583.
Medical officer does not believe that the death-rate is as high as
21 in, Paget, 17,583.
Believes the article in the "Lancet" on the death-rate of, was
founded on a misconception, Paget, 17,583, 17,584.
Medical officer of, made one report against Wynyatt cottages,
but has not done so latterly, Paget, 17,585.
Wynyatt cottages, were included in a scheme, Paget, 17,586.
The condition of small houses like Wynyatt cottages must
depend upon the sort of people who inhabit them, Paget,
17,586.
In a return made 20 years ago of the death-rate in metropolitan
parishes, Clerkenwell stood within nine or ten of the top,
Paget, 17,588.
Is healthy, not bacause of its high situation, but from good
sanitation and constant watching, Paget, 17,589, 17,590.
Some portion of, lies high, but a great deal of the parish lies
very low, Paget, 17,590, 17,878.
The medical officer's report upon the death-rate of, gave the
divisions of the parish as well as the average, Paget, 17,591.
Does not believe the death-rate in any one division of, was as
high as 40, Paget, 17,592-17,594.
At the first visitation of cholera in, the death-rate was 10 per
10,000 ; at the second, 7 per 10,000 ; and at tho last was only
6 per 10,000, Paget, 17,594-17,599.
Tho return as to deaths at each visitation of cholera in, being as
yet unpublished is therefore not evidence, Paget, 17,599.
Brunswick Place, is not specially bad, Paget, 17,601-17,603.
Brunswick Place, to Mr. Paget's recollection, has not been
reported to the vestry as very bad, Paget, 17,604.
If overcrowding in Northampton Street, had been reported at
the Yestry Hall, it would have been stopped at once, Paget,
17,608.
The vestry get very few intimations of overcrowding from other
sources than their own staff, Paget, 17,608, 17,738.
Only one representation as to overcrowding in, was received from
the sisters occupying the "Retreat," and that was looked into
at once, Paget, 17,609-17,611.
Mr. Jennings was chairman of the sanitary committee, at tho
time of his examination, Paget, 17,615.
Houses in bad repair, if known to the sanitary committee would
soon bo visited and remedied, Paget, 17,620, 17,621.