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Disease and
Mortality
among the
Union Poor.
The number of cases which came under
treatment was 609—277 being males and
332 females, being nearly 100 in excess
of those of last year, indeed there has been a steady
increase of parochial cases for the last four years,
this increase has been in general diseases and Small
Pox, 44 cases of the latter having been removed to
hospital. Of the total, 29 died giving a death-rate
of 4.7 per cent.
Sanitary
Matters.
Reference to the table of Sanitary operations
will show the large amount of work carried
out during the year, the district is now equally divided
and an Inspector appointed to each who systematically
visits tne houses in his district. No. 3 contains 5,400,
No. 4 about 5,000, making a total of 10,400, of
which 8,460 a larger number than ever before dealt
with, were inspected, and the results inserted in the
books.—1,000 first notices were served to remedy
defects, of which 797 were at once complied with, in
the remainder second notices had to be served, and the
Magisfrate appealed to in five only for compulsory
orders.
A large number of closets were found without any
water supply, a condition of things which has no right
to exist for very obvious reasons; to 307 water has
now been laid on.
Disinfection has been actively carried out and actual
destruction of bedding, &c. where necessary, in all
169 houses were disinfected after infectious disease,
and in no instance has a second case occurred after
its use; the means used are fumigation by sulphurous
acid, and judging from results appear in every way
satisfactory, though the prevailing opinion of the