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All the houses where the cases of infectious illness occurred have
been disinfected ; 174 by the Department, and the remainder under
the supervision of the Medical Practitioner attending the case. The
bedding, clothing, &c., were removed, steam disinfected, and returned
in 147 instances. 142 patients were removed to Hospital.
It was found necessary to strip and cleanse 19 rooms after
removal or recovery of patients.
119 books which had been borrowed from the Public Library
were collected from infected houses, disinfected, and returned to the
Public Library.
DRAINAGE APPLICATIONS.
Thirty-five plans were submitted, referring to the drainage of
6.3 premises ; all of these were eventually approved.
Twenty-one of the above applications were for drainage on the
combined system.
URINALS IN CONNECTION WITH LICENSED
PREMISES.
By your direction, I reported to the Highways and Sewers
Committee in February on the condition of the urinals in the Borough.
At that time there were 26 of these conveniences, 6 of which were
flushed and cleansed by the Borough Council's flusher.
As a result of the action taken by the Highways Committee on
that Report, an additional flusher has been employ; .1 and 8 further
conveniences have been taken over for flushing and cleansing
purposes.
The flushing, draining or lighting arrangements in several of the
remaining 12 have been improved.