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HOUSING.
cleansing, and 7 on other inspections. The 69 tenements contained 312 persons, occupying
98 rooms, an average of 3.2 persons per room. Further particulars are given in the appended
summary:—
Registration. Annual Cleansing. Other Visits.
Tenements overcrowded 54 8 7
Rooms 78 10 10
Occupants, total 222 47 43
Under 10 81 24 22
Ten and upwards 141 23 21
Overcrowding abated—
By re-arrangement 16 — —
By voluntary removal 6 — —
Under notice 21 8 7
Cases held Over 4 — —
No action taken 7 — —
Of the cases reported last year, 7 were so slight that action was not thought necessary;
in 16 the overcrowding was obviated by a re-arrangement of the sleeping accommodation,
in 6 the families voluntarily sought other homes, and 36 did so after service of notice.
Four families remained under observation at the close of the year.
Vital Statistics.—The number of inhabitants residing last year in the "Registered
Streets"* was estimated to be 16,045 persons, of whom 2,708 were under 10 years of age.
The cases of notifiable infectious disease in these streets numbered 104, viz.:—
Scarlet fever,. 40 Erysipelas, 29 Diphtheria, 21
Enteric fever, 10 Puerperal fever, 3
Smallpox, 1 (error).
In addition, 588 cases of other infectious disease were reported to the Department,
viz.:—
Measles, 435 Whooping Cough, 83 Chickenpox, 70
The notified cases were equal to a rate of 7.44 per 1,000 persons, compared with 4.31 for
the Remainder of the Borough.
The total number of deaths among the inhabitants of these streets was 375, equal to a
rate of 23.37 per 1,000 persons. In 1904 the rate was 22.84. In the Remainder of the
Borough the rates are 12.04 for 1905 and 12.00 for 1904.
The changes in the rates for the last two years are to be seen in Table 45. Last year's
rates for measles (1.18), scarlet fever (0.18) and pneumonia (2.36) were the most notable
increases. On the other hand, there were marked decreases in the rates for diphtheria,
enteric fever, phthisis and cancer.
* The following are "Registered Streets " :—
Alfred Place. Crompton Street. Hasborough Street. Pressland Street.
Alfred Road. Cuthbert Street. Hethpool Street. Senior Street.
Amberley Road. Dartington Terrace Howell Street. Stalham Street.
Braden Street. Desborough Street Kensal Road. Southam Street.
Braithwaite Place. Dudley Street. Modena Street. Waverley Road.
Brindley Street. Elcom Street Netley Street. Waverley Terrace.
Campbell Street. Emily Street Orchard Street. Woodchester Street.
Cirencester Street. Hall Place. Philip Terrace. Woodfield Place.
Clarendon Street