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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 repaired, cleansed, limewashed, and
purified during the year. It is only partly furnished. There
have been no admissions coming from infected houses during
1898 either from Greenwich or Deptford.
The number of deaths of infants under one year during 1898
was 37 2. Last year, 1897, there were 293.
Ninety-five deaths of persons aged 80 and upwards were
registered during the year, being the same number as last year.
During the year I visited the Slaughter-houses and Cowsheds,
and found them in a satisfactory condition.
The Bakehouses were also inspected, and those that were in
an unsatisfactory 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.
The appointment of a Sanitary Inspector to carry out the
duties in connection with the notification of Infectious Disease