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In addition to visits of inspection to houses in which cases of
infectious disease have occurred, I have accompanied the Sanitary
Inspectors at one time or other in each branch of the sanitary work
during the past year, particularly in reference to matters connected
with dairies and cowsheds throughout the district, and to drainage
in Mottingham, Knockholt, Keston, and St. Mary Cray.
The Common Lodging House (one only), the condition of
the Slaughterhouses, and the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
are dealt with in detail in the Sanitary Inspectors' Reports
appended, many of which I have also personally inspected.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS' ACT, 1901.
In No. i District there are on the register 12 factories and 54
workshops; in No. 2 District 3 factories and 72 workshops ;
making a total of 15 factories and 126 workshops in the whole of
the Rural District of Bromley.
A considerable amount of work has been done under the Act
during the past year, details of which are appended in the reports
of the Sanitary Inspector for each part of the District and in the
specially provided table.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLOSURES.
It was found necessary to recommend the closure of the
following elementary schools for the periods and on account of the
prevalence of the infectious disease set opposite each:—
National School, Cudham, February 8th to February 26th,
Whooping-cough.
National School, Downe, April nth to May 13th, Measles.
Fairchild's School, Warlingham, May 9th to May 27th,
Measles.
'I he School, Keston, May 16th to June 6lh, Whooping-cough.
Infants' School, Hayes, June 13th to July 8th, Whoopingcough.
National School, Knockholt, November 14th to November
18th, Diphtheria.
National School, Knockholt, December 1st to December 9th,
Diphtheria.
TUBERCULOSIS.
I asked your Council to consider the question of the Notification
of Pulmonary Phthisis in the District, advocating the adoption
of a voluntary system, and this being agreed to, I addressed the
following circular letter to each registered medical practitioner in
the District;—
"The Rural District Council of Bromley, being desirous
" of, as far as possible, preventing the spread of Tuberculosis,