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COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.
The Common Lodging-Houses at 2 and 4 Whitehall
Street, 1 and 2 Union Row, and 80 High Cross Road, have
been periodically inspected during the year so as to ensure
that the requirements of the model bye-laws are complied
with. Extra w.c. accommodation has been provided at the
Lodging-House, 86 High Cross Road.
SMOKE NUISANCE.
18 complaints of smoke nuisance were received by this
Department during the year; none of the cases were so bad
as to warrant a prosecution; altogether 54 ocservations
were made.
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL
LABORATORY.
135 specimens of Sputum and 1 specimen of Urine
were examined for the Tubercle Bacillus, and 309 throat
swabs for the Klebs Lœffler Bacillus, and 5 specimens of
blood, taken from doubtful cases of Enteric Fever, were
subjected to Widal's test. Hairs have been microscopically
examined in a large number of cases of Ringworm.
WATER SUPPLY.
Tottenham derives its water supply from three
sources, viz. :—East London (Sunbury), Kempton Park, and
New River Works.