Note 51 — APPENDIX. (continued 2)

Mr. James Pursey, the Registrar of St. Mary, Paddington.—In what parts of your district has the greatest number of deaths occurred from small-pox, measles, scarlatina, hooping-cough, diarrhœa, dysentery, cholera, influenza, or fever (typhus)?—“Kent’s-place, Church-place, North-wharf-road, Dudley-street, Green-street.” And state generally the condition of those unhealthy streets, courts, and houses, as to drainage, supplies of water, cleanliness.—“There being no sewer, the drainage is bad. A good supply of water may be had if proper receptacles were set up. Filthy condition; Kent’s-place particularly; so much so, that the medical officer stated to me that he intended to write to the guardians thereupon.”

Mr. T. W. C. Perfect, the Registrar of St. Peter’s, Hammersmith.—“All that part of the district called Mulberry-hall, consisting of various courts and alleys; South-street, in an unfinished state; High-bridge, including New-street; Foundry-yard; Trafalgar-street and Henrietta-street; the New-road, and all the houses erected, and now building in Mr. Scott’s park. Always damp and aguish.”

Mr. W. Larner, the Registrar of the North-west District.—In what parts of your district has the greatest number of deaths occurred from small-pox, measles, scarlatina, hooping cough, diarrhœa, dysentery, cholera, influenza, or fever (typhus)?—“Chelsea Workhouse, Leader-street, Oakham street, Little College-street, Arthur-street, and Britton-street. The above streets are not supplied with sewers to drain the surface, and, consequently, the waste water of the houses is carried away by cesspools on the respective premises attached to each house. Generally supplied by water being laid on from the Chelsea Water-works Company. In general, a want of cleanliness. According to the returns on taking the census in 1841, it was found to be the case that very many of the houses in the above-mentioned streets (the principal of which are only four-roomed houses) contained 10, 12, and in some cases more persons; therefore, it may be inferred from those returns it oftentimes occurs that three, four, and frequently more, sleep in the same rooms in these streets.”