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There were 23 Notifications of Diphtheria and 2
deaths, one at home and one in Hospital.
Seventeen cases of Typhoid Fever were notified,
resulting in four deaths.
Twenty of Erysipelas and no deaths, and three of
Puerperal Fever with three deaths.
The deaths from diseases included in the Act, give a
rate of 0.19 per 1,000 of the population.
The Sanitary legislation of the year has resulted in
several new and important Acts of Parliament, which
whilst giving Medical Officers of Health increased
powers, have largely added to their duties and responsibilities.
Under the Customs and Inland Revenue Act, Section
26 (2), I have examined 250 dwellings, the owners of
which applied for certificates to exempt them from
inhabited house duty, I gave certificates in a limited
number only, the larger number not having in my
opinion the requisite Sanitary arrangements to entitle
them to exemption, though the rent of each tenement
did not exceed 7/6 a week. As the Medical Officer of
Health has to determine for himself what are proper
Sanitary arrangements, I take my stand on the ground
that each tenement should be a house in itself, having
its own entrance, water supply, water closet and dust-bin.
Sanitary
Proceedings.
A summary of the principal sanitary works
of the year will be found in table XIII. During
the year 4721 houses were inspected, an increase of 329
upon the number inspected in 1889. This represents an
enormous amount of most important sanitary work
accomplished. 481 notices were served to remedy
defects or abate nuisances, and only 7 second notices
were required.