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Comparing the number of cases which have occurred in 10 years
in any particular street with the number of houses in that street,
the highest proportion is found in Princes Street, where 44 cases have
occurred in a street of 41 houses, and in Dix's Place, where 33 cases
have occurred in 25 houses. The lowest proportion is found in
Reverdy Road, where six cases have occurred in a street of 65 houses.
With regard to Princes Street, the houses are old and large, and are
nearly all occupied by members of more than one family, and most
of the occupants are casual labourers at the waterside. These two
streets are streets in which one would expect a high proportion of
cases of Tuberculosis. On the other hand, the Reverdy Road houses
are of more recent construction, in better repair, and are inhabited
by persons of the artisan type of more substantial means and in more
regular work than the casual labourer. Following this method of
comparison, it can be said generally that the street in which a large
number of cases have occurred is a street in which the houses are
old and in an unsatisfactory sanitary condition, and that in those
streets where few cases have occurred the houses are of more recent
construction, and in good repair. Although it is not susceptible of
proof, it is probable also that the economic status of the inhabitant
of the "good" street is higher and more permanent than that of the
inhabitant of the "bad" street. It is estimated that there are
19,142 houses in the Borough. As the total number of notifications
during the 10 years is 5,443, this gives a proportion of one notified
case to every 3½ houses.
Considering blocks of buildings, the figures for some of the larger
blocks are given:—