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The deaths of residents of the dwellings in public institutions numbered 56,
being 39 for the class A and 17 for the class B dwellings. The percentage of the
total deaths of residents of the dwellings dying in public institutions was 42.7, being
39.3 for class A and 53.1 for class B. The percentages for the Borough and for the
wards are contained in Table VI. (Appendix)
The cases of notifiable infectious disease numbered 52, of which 40 were in the
class A dwellings and 12 in the class B. The attack-rates per 1,000 population
were 6.7 for the whole of the dwellings, 6.7 for class A, and 6.9 for class B, as compared
with 5.3 or the whole Borough. The cases included 2 of small pox, 19 of scarlet
fever, 2 of enteric fever, 20 of diphtheria, and 9 of erysipelas.

For the whole Borough the attack-rates were as follows:—0.02 for small pox,
2.1 for scarlet fever, 1.5 for diphtheria, 0.2 for enteric fever, and 1.4 for erysipelas.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
Three houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family
were placed on the register during the year, namely—Nos. 14 Baches Street, 19 and
121 St. Johns Road. The number on the register at the end of the year was 266.
Sanitary notices were served in connection with 102, and 'statutory notices in 67,
instances During the year some 426 visits of inspection were made.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACTS.
Applications for certificates under the above Acts as to the sanitary fitness of
dwellings for the purpose of obtaining exemption from payment of inhabited house
duty were received in respect to 62 dwellings. In the cases of 28, certificates were
given.