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1927
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nursing, and the other is engaged to nurse patients who have
been discharged from the hospital.
Midwives.—There are 14 midwives practising in the
district. Unfortunately, there are a few other women, who are
not registered, but who do attend confinements. It is illegal for
these women to attend confinements habitually and for gain,
except under the supervision of a doctor, but it is very difficult
to stop the practice.
LEGISLATION IN FORCE.
The following local acts, special local orders, general
adoptive acts and bye-laws relating to Public Health are in force
in the district:—
Adopted.
Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889 1889
Public Health (Amendment Act, 1890 1890
Infectious Diseases Preventoin Act, 1890 1893
Notification of Births Act, 1907 1907
Public Health Act, 1907 (Clause 50) 1921
Public Health Act, 1925 (Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5) 1926
The Acton Improvement Act, 1904
New Streets and Buildings 1925
Removal of House Refuse 1899
Common Lodging Houses 1898
Slaughter Houses 1924
Nuisances, etc. 1924
Offensive Trades 1903
Tents, Vans and Sheds 1906
Removal of Offensive or Noxious Matters 1908
Houses let in Lodgings 1925
Cleansing of Cisterns 1912
Employment of Children 1920
HOUSING.
This question has been dealt with fully in the reports of
previous years, and in the main, the conditions cannot be said to
have changed.
Since the war, many new industries have been started in
the district, and there must necessarily be competition for a certain
class of house. The people employed in the new industries which
have been established naturally wish to live as near as possible
to the place of their employment. They are willing to undergo
some inconvenience if by that means tedious journeys night and
morning can be avoided.