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The total number of births registered was 2,496, so
that 63 percent, of the children born in the sub-district
were vaccinated as above. It is but right to state that
during the various several epidemics of Small-pox which
have occurred in the sub-district, and in which every case
has been investigated, not one of the persons attacked
has been vaccinated at the public vaccination station.
Sanitary In order to define the area of work of the
Operations. Assistant Sanitary Inspectors a revision of
the boundaries of the Wards in East Battersea has
been made for such purpose.
Ward No.1, in which 3,200 houses were situated, has
been made to include the Beaufoy Estate containing 800
houses, bringing up the total to 4,000 houses, and has
been assigned to Assistant Inspector Freeman.
Ward No.2 contains in East Battersea 5,300 houses,
(1,000 houses in No.2 Ward being in West Battersea,
from the Latchmere Road to Falcon Road), and the 800
houses in the Beaufoy Estate having been attached to
No.I Ward, the remaining 4,500 houses have been
assigned to Assistant Inspector Poole.
The work of these officers is fairly equalised, and they
have given me great satisfaction by the manner in which
they carry ont their important but sometimes very
disagreeable duties.
During 1885 the large number of 8,111 houses and
premises were inspected with the result that 617 notices
were served, including more than twice that number of
defects. These were all properly attended to and the
necessary works completed, with the exception of 188
cases in which it was necessary to serve second notices.