... STAPLETON LOCAL BOARD. THE SMALLPOX 'QUESTION. l- Yesterday afternoon the first meeting of the new id board was held at the offices, Fishponds, and the l members present were, Messrs J. Yalland, R. L. G. is e Vassall, F. W. Stone, W. Avery, D. S. Cousins ...

... and classification of the mortality returns We for 1887 are dealt with, as usual, in Home detail, while n the outbreak of smallpox has reecived, exhaustive e treatment, The prevalence of this'dreaded disease, w and also that of 'scarlet fever, made the ...

... ?? cases of smallpox except those Itelonging. to parts ofthe union within the city, be rescinded so far as it may apply to the country parishes of this union, but to remain in force in its application to all other cases. In the smallpox hospital, he ...

... Ashley Dawn, April 4th, 1888. ErY NArsa. MIDSOMER NORTON LOCAL BOARD AND THE, SMALLPOX. SiR-Much alarm has been caused here by the sudden and extensive outbreak of smallpox, and very great dissatisfaction expressed at the want of means to isolate such ...

... INuOPECTO (.(Mr S. Sweet), 4in his report, said that of the 23 cases of smallpox which had ocourred-during March four terminated ifatally, Twelve patients were removed to the smallpox. hospital, and the remainderwere treated at their own homes. 'With the ...

... doubtless owing to the absolutely necessary additional hospitals to enable the medical officer of health to stamp out the smallpox epidemic in Bristol. Amongst the few redeeming features of the account, however, is the item for lawyers, who were allowed ...

... kind £23 17s 84,. increase £7 Os 514. The visitors of Stapleton Workhouse reported 15 eaese of smallpox, and 1 of scarlet fever, but since Tuesday another smallpox patient had been admitted, and two discharged.A OF mpson d te lw The.. [II.E- (Mrt, J. JT. ...

... up at the St. Goorge's vestry meeting; where a ratepayer from Trooper's hill loudly protested against the presence of the smallpox hospital on top of thisairymound. The chairman ruled him out of order, as he considered it not a subject for the vestry to ...

... ' The country ?? boards are by no means a happy family over the important question of providing Isolating hospitals for smallpox patients, At Horfield on Tuesday, the chairman (Mr Brown) vigorously a defended his board from the animadversions of the ...

... have carried out athanklesstask, i and whatever might be the differences of opinion as i to the Eelection of the site of the Smallpox Hospital, ] the board's opinion that the committee had acted for J the be t interests of the ?? in the course of a vote of ...

... L&NG. know Beaumarls, 4th April, 1888, of th ' en( Wristi SMALLPOX AT CLANDOWN. precli Sin-I see in your issue of to-day that a letter has it, th been written upon the desirability of a smallpox direct hospital-for Clandawa. Indeed, one isimumediatiely ...

... bronchitis and pleurisy; 10 from diseasesof the bni' two from aiseases of the heart, and six fron li'a of the digestive systerm. Smallpox,-Dnricg qh week ending March 31st six fresh cases wererepott two of which were not removed, but as these oaicss well isolated ...