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the London, or to the Temporary Cholera Hospital. These amounted
to 5 deaths in the London Hospital and 38 in the Temporary Cholera
Hospital.
The total number of patients admitted from Shoreditch into the
Commercial Street Hospital was 80.
It is a remarkable fact, that in the epidemic of 1849, the deaths in
Shoreditch amounted to 889 out of a population of 83,132, being one
per cent. or 10 in a 1,000, which was precisely the same rate of
mortality as that which occurred during the same epidemic in Bethnal
Green. During that epidemic the mortality from cholera in Whitechapel
was 7 in a 1,000, and in St. George's in the East 5 in 1000. During
the recent epidemic the loss in Bethnal Green has been about 7 in
1000; in Whitechapel 10 in 1000; and in St. George's 7 in 1000;
proportions not materially differing from those of 1849. On the other
hand, the loss in Shoreditcli scarcely exceeded 1 in 1000, being only ten
per cent. of the loss sustained during the epidemic of 1849.
The epidemic of 1854, was less severe than that of 1849. But both
differed from that of 18G6, in being more equally distributed over the
metropolis. In 1854, the mortality in Shoreditcli equalled 2 in 1000 of
population, it was 2 in 1000 in Bethnal Green, 4 in 1000 in Whitechapel,
and 3 in 1000 St. George's in the East.
The committee think they are justified in regarding it as a subject for
thankfulness, that the epidemic which raged so severely in the districts
immediately adjoining Shoreditcli, has caused a mortality so small as
170 compared with the loss experienced in former epidemics in this
district, they venture to believe that it affords some presumption of an
improved sanitary condition and of the operation of an effective sanitary
administration.
5.—That the necessary arrangements with regard to the destruction
of infected clothing, had been made and carried out, under the superintendence
of the assistant-inspector, Mr. Robinson.
6.—That communications had been made to the water companies,