... recruited. He has had a severe spell of sickness, owing no doubt to the hard work he underwent during the earlier stages of the smallpox epidemic in the district. He has now been released of all duty in connection with the hospital, and has resumed his private ...

... certainly worthy of cousideration. Hipperholme decided last week to join the combination, and now, as soon as eves a case of smallpox breaks out in that district, the patient is removed to the hospital, complete isolatiou being thus obtained. The members ...

... being held opposite the Town Hall. I think it is pot fair that these meetings in the open air should be stopped owing to the smallpox, when men are allowed to sit closed up in apublichouse from 6 a.m. till 11 p.m. where it is very unhealthy to the working ...

... o It is gratilying to note that the smallpox epidemic in the Brighowse distrlet is on the declive. Ouly six new cases have been reported this week, and these are chiefly in houses where the disease hae previously existed, the infection being spread to ...

... resolution was passed to the effect that the Board could not consider any claim for alleged loss of wages or trade through the smallpox outbreak. The total amount of the claims in the Rastrick district was £43 13s. 6d., of which £3 Is. was for clothing destroyed ...

... to see a larger meeting than they had assembled that evening, but it was no doubt owing to the prevalence in the town of small-pox, mauy having on that account kept away. He wans sure that by holding that meeting they would not do as some of the Local ...

... Emmott in the chair). The meeting had been ealled to consider what should be doue in case there should be an eutbreak of smallpox. De. Denning, the medical officer,attended the meeting, and recommended the committee to make arrangements with the trustees ...

... disease of yaws had heen eradicated by the use of penicillin injections, a cure had been found for leprosy and the incidence of smallpox had been reduced. § Mr E. R. Hinchliffe, OBE (chairman), vresided and thanked the speaker. ...

... that he had nothing very special to report. So far ashe knew there were no fever cases or anything of that sort. THE RECENT SMALL-POX CASES. The Clerk read the following letter :— 156, Gibbet-street, Halifax, 17th April, 1888. Dear Sir,—ln mf)ly to your letter ...

... publication, but as a guarantee of good aith. SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC AT BRIGHOUSE. To the Editor of the Echo. Sir,—May I, as a tradesman, suggest to our Local Authorit]y who bave the duty in hand of attending to the smallpox epidemie, that a list of the names of persons ...

... town at heart. The Board decided to ask the Brighouse Joint Hospital Committee to accommodate the patients in any cases of smallpox that may occur in the Elland and Stainland districts pending the erection of the proposed hospital at Hollin Heys. The Brighouse ...

... ”n The Echo. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30ru, 1892. ECHOES OF THE WEEK. 1t certainly looks as if the smallpox outbreak was being effectually stamped out in the district. Not a single fresh case has come to light since last Tuesday week (the 20th ult) in the ...