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(2) relates, speaks exclusively of dwelling houses. It
would, in our judgment, be absurd to compel the owner
of, say, a store, to render it 'fit for human habitation'
on pain of having it demolished. This would be the
effect of so interpreting the Act as to force an owner
whose property had once been used as a dwelling
house to continue so to use it, or have it demolished
by order of a public authority."
MUNICIPAL MILK DEPOT*
The statistics for 1913 are subjoined.
246 new infants and children were entered upon the
Register and fed, their ages being at the time of commencing
the milk:—
Under 3 months 135 9—12 months 8
3—6 months 73 Over 12 months 7
6—9 months 23
246
Of the 135 infants under 3 months, 18 were aged 14
days or under, viz.:—1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 10, 10,
10, 11, 11, 12, 12 and 13 days respectively.
These 246 infants and children may be classified, as to
their states of health at the time of being put upon the
milk, as follows:—Healthy, i.e., showing no sign of wasting
or disease, though below par constitutionally 129, weakly
15, wasting 47, diseased 55, total 246. The diseases from
which the 55 infants and children were actually suffering
at the time of being put upon the milk were: Diarrhoea 12,
sickness 6, bronchitis 15, pneumonia 2, eczema 1, tabes
* The Staff consists of a Manageress (Miss Paterson), one
permanent Assistant (Miss Violet Berkeley) and one temporary
Assistant. Miss Paterson succeeded Mrs. Burke (resigned) on
April 24th, 1913.