... SMALLPOX ITT BIRMINGHAMI. Alderman Cook (Chairman of the Health Committee) reports that during the week ending September 8. 58 cases of smallpox were reported in the borough, as against 71 in the previous week, thus showing a decrease of 13. The number ...

... SMALLPOX AT ASTON. The Aston Local Board are now taking active measures in the matter of the smallpox epidemic in the Manor, the virulence of which is increasing every day. More than six months ago the Board were strongly advised by their medical officer ...

... dealing with cases of smallpox. It stated that they had endeavoured to obtain a suitable site for the erection of a hospital for the isola- tion and treatment of smallpox cases. Pending, however, the negotiations in this direction, the committee placed themselves ...

... of the draft agree- ment wvith the Corporation of West Bromwich for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from smallpox I in the West Bromwich infections Hospital. antd to fix the seal *f tile Boaid to the agreement.-Mr. WAINWRcIGHT, in moving ...

... I THE ASTON SMALLPOX HOSPITAL. ?? _ _ . . , . . . - . . . . . . . I C Whenever the inhabitants of any locality hear that a 9 sanitary authority are about to erect a smallpox hospital they generally commence to cry out against the proposal, e unmindful ...

... to dto it. ITnforturrately. at the present time tterg a-as anr opislemic of smallpox ill Birmingiam and tire surround. ing listricts, anri because lie attended to the smallpox rhosupital lie vas at once called to oreer by tbir authorities of the prison ...

... remarking upon the vexed question of the smallpox wards. They would doubtless remember a that oni November 21 last the governors made an arrange- P 0 ment with the Wolverhamptont Town Council, by which d smallpox patients would be admittedl into the institution ...

... hours after birth, The deaths from zycmotic diseases ewere-typhoid fever, 1 diarrhwa, 6. After an absence of three months, smallpox had again appeared, but in a sporadic form. There were four slight cases in the month. IEach patient was properly isolated ...

... presidency of Mr. White, to consider the recent outbreaks of small-pox at Cullompton.-The Clerk read the minutes of a previous meeting, which stated that there had been one outbreak of small.pox at Bradninch and three at Cullompton, and that the sufferers ...

... breaking out in any one district, that district must deal with the epidemic. The recommendations were adopted. HOW SMALL-POX IS SPREAD. Small-pox has been introduced into Leicester from Birmingham, where it has been; virulent during the past few weeks in an ...

... isolation and treatment of infectious diseases. Not only has every provision been made for dealing with the present outbreak of smallpox but the Helth Committee of the Town Council have taken additional steps to cope in a more effectual manner than in the past ...

... fever, 72 from fever (principally en- ter)cj, 57 from whooping cough. 52 from measle-, 28 from diphtheria, and 13 from smallpox. Th!e lowest death-rate from these diseases occurre in Birkoenhead, and the highest rate in Shef- field, Brighton, and Salford ...