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... his principles, and his name would be down t future generations branded with everlasting shame and infamy II ST. GCORGI I'S SMALLPOX HOSPITAL. -SIn-My attention has been drawn to the, t w letters of your correspondents of Monday and to-day respecting the ...

Published: Friday 16 March 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 979 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... a furtbernmendmentbh DISEASE AT STAPLETON. Tbr visitors to the Stapleton workhouse reported that theras were ten cases of smallpox and four of searlet feoer iuithu workhouse hospital. THE DDUiSDAIIY QUESTION. A miport was presented by the committee of ...

Published: Saturday 18 February 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1076 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... populous part of their district, certainly requires a building forthwith, . Meantime, the agitation against theoSt. George's 1 smallpox hospital at Troopers' hill appears to be i stronger than ever, the chief ground of bpposition being the fact of the St. George's ...

Published: Tuesday 08 May 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2401 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

Imperial Parliament

... _e HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The Speaker took the chair at thxee o'clock. SMALLPOX, Mr PICTON gave notice that he would move for a com- lo- mitteo of inquiry into the smallpox outbreak at Sheffield. AEBXCAN LARD. Iur~lytoaDr~lar5 maid that cotton -seed ...

Published: Saturday 24 March 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2189 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... mm ?? ?? . sot Zolk ot OrtOtO14- One patient sent out cured, and only three left- in the hospital, was the smallpox record for Bristol 3ceterday-a state of things which is most gratifying, considering that it is the lowest record since the local outbreak ...

Published: Tuesday 12 June 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1380 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... Authority ever since they received notice from the guardians that no more non-pauper cases would be taken into the work- house smallpox hospital, have .been on the lookout for a suitable piece of ground for the erection of a sanitary hospital. But though they ...

Published: Tuesday 24 April 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1402 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... time in our sanitary history only 8 9 per thousand per annum, There is not to the knowledge of Dr D. S. Davies any. case of smallpox in the city, the zymotic rate is very low, there being only 4 deaths-equal to a rate of 0'9. In Clifton there was only one ...

Published: Thursday 09 August 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1379 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

BARTON REGIS GUARDIANS

... Bernard) sent the following communication to the board:- I trust the board will decline to take into the fever hospital any smallpox cases othertbhau paupers. The accumulation of so much of thin disease caused 83 People of this house to bo iWl. with this ...

Published: Saturday 21 April 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1180 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... Talk in the city yesterday-and of deep interest to thousands who bad not unnaturally been alarmed by the renewed outbreak of smallpox-was the news which came direct from the Medical Officer of Health of a clean bill of health for a whole week. For the week ...

Published: Tuesday 14 February 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1401 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT

... been enforced with exceptional rigour, communities were at their wits' ends to know where to build hospitals to receive the smallpox patients. He moved the followinu reso- lution: That the compulsory clauses of the Vacci- nation Act being of no use but ...

Published: Monday 16 April 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1306 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

The Talk of Bristol

... . I . . I I . I I q:Dc.vo-# ot-ortotato We rgret to state that the smallpox has made a fresb start in. more than one district of the city, and in the absence of compulsory powers to compel pri- vate medical practitioners to notify the existence o cases ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1347 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... Simpson) roported that there were in Stapleton workhouse eightcasse of Hsmallpox aud three of scarlet fever; six cacees~f smallpox having been die. charged during the week, and five new cases admuitted. special measures fomr~vtac~ct~inationDW bein fr~te ...

Published: Saturday 04 February 1888
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1160 | Page: 6 | Tags: News