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injurious or dangerous to health as to be unfit for habitation, viz.:—
Nos. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 37, 39,
Middlesex Wharf.
On the 25th March, the Borough Council made Closing Orders
for these cottages which were served upon the owners, who forthwith
closed the cottages, since which time they have remained empty.
On the 1st May, I represented 12 other cottages in the same
locality to be in a state so dangerous to health as to be unfit for
habitation, viz.Nos. 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113,
115, 117 and 119, Middlesex Wharf.
On the 3rd May, the Borough Council ordered Closing Order
to be served upon the owners. These immediately complied with
the Council's orders and closed the cottages, since then they have
remained empty.
THE RIVER LEE.
No serious complaints of nuisance from this River were received
during 1915.
PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912.
Notifications.
Under these Regulations, I received 1,152 notifications of cases
of pulmonary tuberculosis, during the year 1915, of which 621
were duplicates; also 194 non-pulmonary notifications, of which 44
were duplicates.
The following Tables A and B give the age and sex distribution
of the notified cases:—