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Sanitary Defects, Nuisances and Sanitary Work.— I
append tabular statements of the sanitary work carried out in the
District during the year, and also Table A of the Deaths, and Table B
of the Population, Births, and new cases of Infectious Disease coming
to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year.
The number of complaints received are 51 in excess of the previous
year, rather less houses have been inspected but the total number of
inspections and re-inspections comes to within 22 of the year before.
The District has been free from the nuisance caused hitherto by
movable dwellings, caravans, tents, &c. The large schools in the
District have been visited monthly and three found defective, and the
defects remedied. The bake-houses, slaughter-houses, cow-sheds, dairies
and milk-shops are periodically visited and the numbers are the same
as for 1897. Sixty-nine houses have been visited from house-to-house.
Of these 7 situated in Southwood Lane have been pulled down.
In the case of 54 the necessary work to remedy the defects has been
done and in 8. others part of the work has been done, the remainder
being in hand. Special attention has again been given to the waterclosets
which are without water supply, in order to see that they are
kept properly hand flushed and clean. Thirty closets have been
supplied with larger flushing tanks and the supply made efficient.
Fourteen water-closets have been ventilated and 86 new constructed.
Analysis Of Water.— The water has been ohemically examined
at stated periods, and found on each oooasion to be of good quality.
There has been no need for amy bacteriological examination.
The Engineer and Surveyor has again kindly furnished me with
details as to matters more particularly dealt with in his Department.
Stable Manure.— Wherever new stabling is erected within the
District, the applicants are advised to provide proper manure baskets
or trolleys instead of constructing manure pits, which require frequent
attention and watching, and if great care is not taken to keep them
clean often become a nuisance. This is almost invariably done now
in connection with new buildings of this kind with satisfactory results