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shewed that sewer gas might escape into the yard or immediate
surroundings of the house, but in several it was found that the
smoke did (and therefore the sewer gas might) make its way
into the house, under the flooring.
Enteric Fever.
15. There were 26 cases of Enteric Fever compared with 22
and 29 in the two preceding years. 13 went to hospital and 6
died. 16 houses in which cases occurred were examined by the
smoke machine and 8 were found to be defective. 17 out of 26
or two-thirds of the cases occurred in St. Nicholas' sub-district.
The cases included 11 men, 5 women, and 10 children. One of
the men owned to prinking water from a canal in the Arsenal
used for engines. I suspect this was the source of the disease
in other cases. 10 of the cases occurred in three adjoining
streets, viz.: Mabyn Road, Gunning Street, and Reidhaven
Road. 5 were in houses situated on the same combined drain.
This drain became obstructed, and when taken up was found
very defective. One man, who died, worked at the Crossness
outfall.
Case of English Cholera.
16. The other notifications of Infectious disease are shewn in
Table IV. The one case of Cholera was an old man who lived
at Abbey Wood. He died in October after three days' illness.
I communicated with Dr. Klein, who had been appointed by the
Local Government Board to investigate the bacteriology of such
cases and obtained for him some of the intestinal contents. I
reported at the time that there was no reason for supposing it
to be other than a specially severe case of Diarrhoea in an