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Sanitary Proceedings.—Table VI. in the Appendix
contains a summary of the principal sanitary works that
have been carried out during the past year. It will be
seen that over 1,800 houses and premises were inspected,
and as each one of these inspections is a work
of considerable time, labour, and patient investigation it
follows, that the large total of 1,808 inspections represents
a great amount of work done.
Forty-one houses with their contents were fumigated,
disinfected, and cleansed throughout, and in
11 the clothing and bedding were burnt, after the
occurrence of contagious diseases; 18 houses were so
treated after Small-pox, 20 after Scarlet-fever, and 3
after Typhoid, and with such success that there was
a recurrence of the disease in 3 instances only, and these
declared themselves within one week after disinfection,
showing that the disease was contracted before the employment
of preventive measures. We may therefore
conclude that the means taken to arrest the spread of
these infectious diseases was completely successful.
Subjoined is a table showing the number of houses
disinfected, &c. I may here say that I am much indebted
to Mr. Phimister, our Inspector of Nuisances, for
having so carefully carried out my instructions concerning
the preventive measures already referred to.
No. of Houses
Disinfected.
No. of instances in
which Infectious Diseases
Recurred in the same
House.
No. of Houses
from which Bedding
and Clothing were,
Burnt.
41
3
11
Referring again to Table VI. it will be seen that
40,940 feet, or nearly eight miles, of new sewers and
branch drains were constructed during the year. Many