Sanitary districts (accommodation for infectious diseases). Return to an order of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 27 February 1893;--for, return "showing the area and population according to the last census of every urban and rural sanitary district in England and Wales, and also showing, as regards every such District and every port sanitary district in England and Wales, whether the sanitary authority had, on or before the 31st day of December 1892, made special provision for any accommodation of the nature of an isolation hospital (other than in connection with workhouses) for cases of infectious disease arising in their district, and, if so, giving the following further particulars:-- 1. Whether the accommodation has been provided (a) by the sanitary authority independently; (b) by the sanitary authority in combination with other authorities as a Joint Hospital Board; (c) by the sanitary authority in combination with other authorities under section 131 of "the Public Health Act, 1875;" or, whether the sanitary authority have made any agreement or arrangement for the admission of patients into hospitals belonging to other local authorities or to private bodies; 2. whether the accommodation has been provided by the sanitary authority independently or in combination with other authorities; (a) description and area of site; where situated; (b) whether the hospital has been erected on plans approved by the Local Government Board; or whether it was a workhouse hospital transferred to the sanitary authority with the board's sanction; 3. The date since which the accommodation has been available; 4. The number of beds available; 5. Whether there is separate accommodation (a) for the Sexes; (b) for different diseases in separate pavilions, and, if so, for how many diseases; (c) and special accommodation for small pox patients; 6. the number of cases treated in the hospital during each of the five years, 1888 to 1892, inclusive, distinguishing small pox, scarlet fever, typhus, enteric fever, diphtheria, and other diseases; 7. The rate of charge, if any, made for maintenance of patients; 8. The amounts received from patients in each of the five years 1888 to 1892, inclusive; 9. The cost of (a) site; (b) hospital buildings; 10. whether such cost has been met (a) out of moneys raised by means of loans; or (b) out of current rates, or otherwise than by means of loans; 11. The cost of maintenance of hospital for each of the five years 1888 to 1892, inclusive; 12. Ambulance, nature of; 13. disinfecting apparatus, nature of; 14. The arrangements for medical attendance." [electronic resource].