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Water Supply.
During the year 1911, 74 applications were received for certificates
of water supply in accordance with sec. 48 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891 and granted in each instance.
Notices of withdrawal of supply for various reasons were
received from the Metropolitan Water Board and in 4 instances
the supply was reinstated under Notice.
In one case it was found necessary to take proceedings to
obtain a Closing Order in respect of a dwelling-house owing to the
withdrawal of the water supply. Some difficulty was experienced
in enforcing the Order but eventually the occupants moved out.
Disinfecting Department.
During the year 1911, 4,711 rooms and 38,952 infected articles
were disinfected, as compared with 3,834 rooms and 48,205 infected
articles in 1910.
A total number (excluding chicken-pox) of 753 cases of notifiable
infectious diseases were reported during the year, but in
addition to these a large amount of disinfection was carried out in
connection with measles, whooping cough, verminous houses, &c.
In eighty instances schools or departments of schools were
disinfected in connection with cases of infectious disease.