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Diarrhoea. During the year only 66 deaths were reported,
as against 81 for the year before.
Respiratory Diseases. Under this heading are included
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy, 487 deaths were referred to
these diseases, and 168 deaths from Phthisis or Pulmonary
Consumption, as against 179 and 187 for the two previous years.
GENERAL REMARKS.
During the past year the Sanitary work carried out has been
very considerable, as shown by the Inspectors' Books. Particular
attention has been paid to house drainage, which has required the
closest supervision on the part of the Inspectors, who have, I am
pleased to say, carried out their duties in a most conscientious
manner. The work thus done is of a permanent character.
Much, however, still remains to be done in this respect. An order
was obtained from the Magistrate to close 15 houses in the
District.
The Mill Lane Area Scheme had the sanction of the Home
Secretary, and I trust the time is not far distant now, when that
most unsightly and insanitary part of the District will be swept
away, and the 810 inhabitants housed in proper dwellings.
The Cholera attracted a great deal of attention, and every
arrangement was made in case it should appear amongst us.
The question of disinfectants occupied the attention of the
Sanitary Sub-Committee, and I presented a report thereon.
The Slaughter-houses and Cow-sheds were all duly inspected,
and such defects as existed were remedied.
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