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Water-Closets—
Lighted and ventilated 20
Repaired, &c 50
New water-closet basins and traps 96
Soil pipes and ventilation shafts reconstructed
63
Ditto, ditto repaired 57
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired 59
Water Supply—
Water supply to houses re-instated 4
Cisterns cleansed, repaired or covered 47
Miscellaneous—
Galvanized iron dust bins provided 200
Overcrowding in rooms abated 4
Yards and forecourts to houses paved or
amended 93
Removal of accumulations of dung, stagnant
water, animal or other refuse 17
Animals removed, being improperly kept 5
Damp premises remedied 27
Rooms provided with improved ventilation 18
Other defects remedied 84
INSPECTIONS AFTER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
108 premises were inspected subsequent to cases of
infectious diseases occurring, and the drains tested by a
smoke machine. The drains in some cases were found to
be defective.
The number of premises attacked by each disease
were as follows:—
Scarlet Fever 62
Diphtheria 35
Enteric fever 3
-Erysipelas 8