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City of Westminster 1929

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By-laws under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891–
Paving of yards and open spaces in connection with dwellinghouses.–24lh
August, 1908.
Cleansing of Cisterns. 24th August, 1C08.
Water-closets–water supply to.–24th August, 1908.
For the prevention of nuisances arising from–
(1) Snow, ice, salt, dust, ashes, rubbish, offal, carrion, fish or filth
or other matter or thing in any street:
(2) Any offensive matter running out of any manufactory, brewery,
slaughterhouse, knacker's yard, butcher's or fishmonger's
shop or any dunghill, into any uncovered space, whether or
not surrounded by a wall or fence;
(3) Keeping of animals in such place or manner as to be injurious
or dangerous to health.–24th August, 1908.
Regulations as to underground sleeping places under Section 17 (7),
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.–11th January, 1916.
By-law relating to fouling of footways by dogs.–March. 1928.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease
which came to the notice of the department during the period 1925-1929.
Details respecting the notifications of infectious disease received are
set out on the adjoining page.

Table XXII.

19231926192719281929
Smallpox22
Diphtheria286223185233170
Erysipelas4444374754
Scarlet fever214132180241227
Enteric fever171124287
Continued fever1
Puerperal fever656610
Puerperal pyrexia7262112
Cerebro-spinal meningitis31112
Encephalitis lethargica7511
Poliomyelitis3211
Ophthalmia neonatorum211614711
Measles1171,02671997381
German measles117141221179
Pneumonia5869642651
Malaria112
Dysentery387
Anthrax
Chicken pox149198206210229
Mumps1206415315073
Whooping-cough2554612870246