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so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
occupation. Closing orders were subsequently made by the Borough •
Council (15th January, 1914) and copies served upon the owner.
Regulations under Section 17 (7) of the Housing, Town
Planning, &c., Act, 1909.
During the year regulations under the above Act were prescribed
by the Borough Council and approved of by the Local
Government Board. A copy of these regulations will be found in
the Appendix to this Report.
The River Lee.
No serious complaints of nuisance from this river were received
during the year.
METHODS OF CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS.
1.—Notification.
(a) Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908.
During January, 1913, I received 45 notifications of tuberculosis
under these regulations. Of these 29 were notifications
of cases previously notified.
(b) Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospitals) Regulations, 1911.
Under these regulations I received 32 notifications during
January, 1913. Of this total 18? were duplication of cases previously
notified.
(c) Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1911.
Under these regulations I received 49 notifications of cases of
tuberculosis during the month of January, 1913. Of these 12 were
duplicates of cases previously notified.
The following table gives the age and sex distribution of the
126 primary cases notified during January, 1913, under the above
three series of regulations.