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In the case of each infected house, an inspection was
made, and the drains and sanitary fittings tested, with the
results that of the 2374 infected houses —
(a) 390 (i.e., 16.4%) were found to have defective drains.
(b) 1210 (i.e., 50.9%) were found to have defective
drains, or defective traps, fittings and appliances,
(c) 1164 (i.e., 49.1%) gave no result with the tests.
(d) 820 (i.e., 34 6%) were found to have defective traps,
fittings and appliances, but not defective drains.
Sub-divided according to the different notifiable diseases,
the results are as follows:—
Disease.
No. of Infected
Houses.
Numbers shewing
Defects as to
Percentage
shewing
Total Defects.
Percentage
giving no
Defects.
Drains.
Traps, Fittings,
and Appliances
only.
Total.
Smallpox
2
2
...
2
100
0.0
Cholera*
18
6
I
7
38.9
61.1
Diphtheria
6.20
115
201
316
50.9
49.1
Membranous Croup
16
3
5
8
50
50.0
Erysipelas
299
51
130
181
60.5
59.5
Scarlet Fever
1199
162
418
580
48.4
51.6
Typhus
...
...
...
...
...
...
Typhoid
183
44
51
93
57.9
48.1
Continued or Relapsing
11
1
6
7
63.6
36.4
Puerperal
26
6
8
14
53.8
46.2
Totals
2374
390
820
1210
50.9
49.1
* These were in all probability, cases of Diarrhoea or Cholera Nostras.
It will be noted that only 16.4% of the infected houses
shewed, with the test, defective drains, no results being
obtained from the test in the other cases, and 34.6% defective
traps, fittings and appliances.
Table M gives the average percentages for the last 6
years (i.e., practically from the introduction of the Notification
Act), and it will be noted with satisfaction, in regard
to infected houses in Lambeth, that the year 1897 is 21.3%
below the average in respect of defective drains, though
12.5% above the average in rcspect of defective traps, fittings,
and appliances.