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Oak House, East Street. Under Section 60, Subsection
4, of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891: "The
Sanitary Authority shall provide, free of charge, temporary shelter
or house accommodation, with any necessary attendants, for the
members of any family, in which any dangerous infectious disease
has appeared, who have been compelled to leave their dwellings
for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected by
the Sanitary Authority."
The above house was purchased by the Hoard for the use of
the Greenwich District (which includes the Parish of Deptford),
and a caretaker was engaged to take charge.
The house has been repaired, cleansed, limewashed, and
purified during the year. It is only partly furnished. There have
been no admissions coming from infected houses during 1897,
either from Greenwich or Deptford.
The number of deaths of infants under one year during 1897
was 293. Last year, 1896, there were 283.
Ninety-five deaths of persons aged 80 and upwards were
registered during the year, being a increase of 23 as compared
with that of last year.
During the year I visited the Slaughter-houses and Cow-sheds,
and found them in a satisfactory condition.
The Bakehouses were also inspected, and those that were
in an unsanitary condition reported to the Board.
I have much pleasure in stating that your Sanitary Inspectors
(Messrs. Wilson and Fisher) have been of great assistance to me.
They have discharged their onerous duties with zeal, intelligence
and success.