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The Para-rubber Works have at times been a nuisance, and on one
occasion I certified the same to your Council; a notice was served, and
since then there has been no nuisance.
Hillingdon East.—In this portion of these parishes there were 11 cases
of Scarlatina, 9 of Diphtheria, and 4 of Typhoid Fever. Of the Scarlatina
cases, 5 occurred on the Heath, 4 at Colham Green, and 2 at Starveall. Of
the Diphtheria cases 4 occurred in one locality, viz: Star Lane, and I could
only attribute these cases to damp and filthy surroundings; the remaining
cases occurred in other parts of the parish. The 4 cases of Typhoid Fever
all occurred on board a barge, which journeys between Starveall Dock and
Paddington. I received a notification of the first case in September, and
found that the barge had left for Paddington. I immediately communicated
the fact to the Medical Officer of Health for.that district, who made enquiries,
but found that the barge was on its return journey to Starveall. Unfortunately,
we could do nothing with the case here, but on the next journey of
the barge to Paddington, it was sent to St. Mary's Hospital. Early in
November, 3 other cases were notified from the same barge, when after
communication with the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, they also
were sent to St. Mary's Hospital. The cause of the disease I believe to have
been the water from the canal, which at Starveall Dock was polluted by a
large manure heap. In July, a great nuisance was caused by the burning of
London sweepings on the embankment of the Great Western Railway, at
Yiewsley, a notice was served, and the nuisance was abated. In September,
another nuisance existed close to the public foot-path between Falling Lane
and the village of Yiewsley, caused by a deposit of soft core; the case was
heard before the Uxbridge Bench of Magistrates when a prohibitory order
was obtained.
West Drayton.—I have for the past few years commented on the high
death-rate of this small parish, and this year although it is not so high as in
the two previous years, when it was respectively 19.2 and 20 9 per 1000, yet
it has the highest death-rate of all the parishes, being 17.3; this as I have
repeatedly remarked, is caused by the general insanitary condition of the
parish, and nothing but a thorough system of drainage will be of any use, as
the present sewer and filtering tank are quite inadequate for its requirements.
Harefield.—The death-rate of this parish is the second highest on the
list, being 15.8, I made a like remark last year, when it was 17 per 1000;
this ought not to be, considering how favourably it is situated, and with a