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4, of the Public Health 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 Board 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 partly furnished, and during the year
was inhabited by three families from Greenwich.
One of the families occupied the house for two nights, and
the others for one night only.
No case has been admitted from Deptford.
The number of deaths of infants under one year was 290 =
to 4.8 per 1,000.
One hundred and eight deaths of persons aged 80 and
upwards were registered during the year, being an increase of 18
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