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Phthisis, or Pulmonary Consumption, was the cause of 126
deaths in the district, and 35 in outlying institutions, or a total of
161, as compared with 177 for the year 1895.
GENERAL REMARKS.
It will be seen by the Return* furnished by the Sanitary
Inspectors, the amount and character of Sanitary work that has
been carried out in my district during the past year; out of a total
of 3871 premises inspected, in only 21 cases was it necessary to
take legal proceedings. There were notices to abate over-crowding
in 46 cases. The Disinfector had 898 rooms to disinfect; and
here I should like to say that disinfections should at all times be
carried out by the Sanitary Authority, otherwise it is imperfectly
done, as all the clothing and bedding used by the patient should
be subjected to a high temperature of moist heat, which cannot
be done in private houses, least of all in the houses of the poor.
The particulars of the rooms and articles disinfected are shown in
Table No. 10.
No use was made during the year of the temporary shelter or
house accommodation, which has been provided according to the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, for members of any family
who have been compelled to leave their dwellings for the purpose
of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected by the Sanitary
Authority.
In consequence of the outbreak of Diphtheria in an adjoining
district, I had a very careful inspection made of all Schools in my
district, and where any insanitary conditions were found, notices
were served to abate the same.
*The Return above referred to follows Table No. II.