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There were 12 deaths from Measles, against 8 deaths in 1912;
and 6 deaths from Whooping Cough, against 6 deaths in 1912.
Investigation into 204 cases were made by the Inspectors during
the year, where I thought special enquiry was necessary, or more
than double the enquiries that were made last year.
Population.
The records of the Surveyor show that 48 houses were completed
and fit for occupation during the year. Deducting 7 per cent.
for houses not occupied and calculating 5.4 persons for each occupied
house, we get an increase of population of 243 for the year.
Adding this to 50,098, the estimated population for last year, a
population of 50,341 is arrived at.
I have therefore taken 50,300 as the average population for
the present Report.
The estimated population for each Ward is as follows: —
Town Hall. Bowes Park. Alexandra Park. Central. Noel Park.
11,437 7,664 7,379 10,521 13,460
New dwelling houses have been erected in the following Wards:—
Alexandra Park 19
Town Hall 24
Bowes Park 5
48
Since the date of the Census only 203 houses have been erected
in the district, so that the population is not increasing at the rapid
rate of a few years ago.
Various reasons are given for the slow progress of building,
one of which is the great increase in the price of building materials.