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5 deaths have taken place in 5 months, ,'3 of these, however, came
from accidental causes such as scalds or burns.
Enteric Fever.—About one case a month has occurred, with
3 deaths.
Whooping Cough.—Though there have been 42 deaths yet only
one case has been reported.
places where the greatest number of cases have
occurred.
Measles.—Peabody Buildings, 22; Great Peter Street, 10;
Smith's Kents, 12; Castle Lane, 11 ; New Peter Street, 14; and
Tufton Street, 13.
Scarlet Fever.—Peabody Buildings, 27; Tufton Street, 13;
St. John's Chambers, 7 ; and Ponsonby Place, 6.
Diphtheria did not in any case reach a higher nnmber than
3 in a street, and that only in Castle Lane, Peabody Buildings,
and Victoria Street.
Erysipelas has been scattered over the whole parish.
Enteric Fever also was not confined to any particular part; one
case was at Rutland Gate, 2 at Poet's Corner, the others scattered
about.
As a detailed report of all the sanitary improvements that
have been effected has been placed before you at each monthly
meeting, and as such report has been already published, I do not
consider it necessary to refer further to the matter in the present
annual report. An accurate record is kept in each inspector's
book, and it can be referred to at any moment. There are two
matters, however, to which I desire to draw your special attention,
viz., the water supply to Peabody's and other large buildings,
and the existence of closets in open places, which arc not only
used by the inhabitants, but are open for the use of the public
without any authority from the owner. With regard to the
water supply, in the large majority of cases the drinking water
is drawn from a cistern that supplies the closet. This ought not
to be, and might be remedied by such buildings having a constant
supply from the main, thus preventing any contamination, and
at the same time securing a plentiful supply of pure water. At
present, in a great many cases, the water is caught while coming
in and stored in the already badly ventilated rooms.
The closets that I refer to are situated in—Artillery Square, 3 ;
Taylor's Buildings, 3; George Place, 3; Mills' Buildings, 2.
Lvery one of these are in a filthy condition, and will remain so,