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Notification of Infectious Diseases.—565 Notices
of infectious disease were made in the year, excluding those
notified more than once: 5 of Small Pox; 225 of Scarlet
Fever; 149 of Diphtheria; 66 of Typhoid Fever; 8 of Continued
Fever; 103 of Erysipelas; 11 of Membranous Croup; and
3 of Puerperal Fever.
Mortuary.—The excellent Mortuary still continues to
fulfil its most useful purpose. 198 bodies were brought to it
during the year; of these 47 were Holborn Guardian cases;
and 151 were brought from the dwellings of parishioners, including
17 cases of zymotic diseases; 87 were inquest cases,
upon which 45 post-mortems were made.
The St. John's Crypt.—In August, the coffins and
human remains from this vault were carefully removed by the
Order of the Secretary of State, and conveyed to the consecrated
portion of the Brookwood Cemetery, where they were decently
interred There were about 200 coffins and remains, most of
which were so decomposed and disintegrated as to be unrecognisable.
Inspectors' Reports.—The ever-increasing work of our
intelligent and most active inspectors is given below:—
Wards 1, 2 and 3 (Inspector Bartlett's District).
78 water closets were provided with water supply.
185 ,, „ with new pans or old ones cleaned.
77 extra „ ,, provided.
194 defective drains remedied.
131 dirty houses cleansed.
77 defective traps renewed.
78 defective pavings remedied.
106 new dustbins provided.
11 defective roofs repaired.
20 underground rooms emptied.
42 cases of overcrowding abated.
81 accumulations of rubbish removed.