... or, but a if he ca motor-cvelist * hand It was motor-cyelists who did such excelient work distributing vaccine during the smallpox epidemic some time ago, and they are still doing valiant work as “dispatch riders” for the Volunteer Emergency Service, which ...

... have accompanied this annnal celebration in previous years. A long continued strike, an indifferent state of trade, and a smallpox epidemic, are not factors that conduce to enjoyable and agrecable holiday making. As regards the weather it is to be hoped ...

... patient. It seems that he had not felt very well, and on consulting a doctor the latter told him that he was suffering from smallpox and had better get off to the hospital at once. The young fellow made no more to do but lit bis pipe and walked up to Lhornbilis ...

... P It is a matter for regret that there have beena number of fresh cases of smallpox in the Brighouse and Rastrick districts during the past week. It was hoped that the epidemic was dying out, but since last Saturday a number of fresh cases have come to ...

... that two cases of smallsox had occurred at the house of Mr. Harry Child, Daisy Croft, and had been removed to the Halifax Smallpox Hospital. It was unanimously decided that the bedlfing at Mr. Child's be destroyed, and new bedding purchased at the expense ...

... 4P I am pleased to notice that the practice of sending flowers to the new smallpox hespital at Thornhills is gradually beginning to prevail in the district, and I hope it will continue. Numerous flower services are held at the various places of worship ...

... about carrying out the requisite measures to prevent the spread of small-pox, reported that they had done so. They also reported as to the present sanitary conditions of the Union. SMALL-POX RELIEF FUND, — Since the meeting of the committee last Wednesday ...

... feature of the Rastrick Local Board meeting on Wednesday was the discussion which took place on the use to which the new smallpox hospital at Thornhills, Clifton, could be put. The desire to put the building to the best possible use is a very good one ...

... week, affecting the interests of several hundred workers ; and now, as if these things were not sufficient, a visitation of smallpox has come like a scourge upon the district, and like a pall has seemed o crush and stifle the little remaining energy and ...

... the corresponding quarter of last year. Dr. Bond added : * The following cases of infections diseases have been notified : smallpox, 23; scarlet fever, 22 ; erysipelas, 1; and typhoid, 3. Measles is very prevalent, becoming almost epidemiz, probably most ...

... precept upon the Board from the Joint Hospital Board for puyment of the sum of £3O 11a., being the cost of the maintenance of smallpox petients in the hospital, and also quarantine charges for the Board's district daring the month of October. There had been ...

... every week. Seven closets had been put on the tub systemn during the month. Three cases of scarlatina wnd fifteen cases of smallpox had been notified during the month, Draing had been trapped in Phanix-street, in Lane Courts Nos. 1 and 2, and also in B ...