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has been accompanied, by an improvement in their general condition
of health. Manufacture of Sheep Dip alone has been brought
under my notice as seriously affecting those engaged therein.
A certain number of the workmen engaged here are liable to attacks
of severe Dermatitis due to the effects of the arsenic on the skin,
Steps are being taken to render this industry as far as possible
innocuous to the workers.
The chief Industries of the District are:-
Beckton Gas Works. Chemical Manure Works.
Market Gardening. Dock Workers.
An increasing number of workers in the City due to the
convenience offerred by Workmen's trains.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
No of Infectious cases during year = 117 as against 246, in
1894.
ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
GENERAL. House visited by Sanitary Official. Isolation as
far as practicable off patient. Disinfectants supplied. Bedding
&c disinfected by Steam (Washington Lyon's patent) where possible.
Printed precautions delivered and verbal instructions given.
Whitewashing, repapering, fumigating, cleansing of premises,
burning bedding where considered necessary. Notices sent to
Schools, Laundries, Pawnshops &c as to the occurrence of Infection
Disease in particular houses.
SPECIAL MEASURES.
SCARLET FEVER. 46 notified, 27 removed to Hospital. The
remainder were isolated as well as possible at their own homes.
Of this number 2 died,
ENTERIC FEVER, 11 cases of this Disease were notified during
the year. Special instructions given as to the disinfection
of Bowel secretions.
None of the Public or Private Schools in the District have
been closed for Infectious Disease during the year.
In July there was a rather serious outbreak of measles but
the Disease gradually sub-aided and on the separation of the
children for the holidays it dropped almost entirely.
There have been 13 deaths from this disease during the year
7 occurring in July,
A circular note was sent round to the Teachers warning them
and describing the initial symptoms of the disease for their
guidance. Death rate = .81.
WH00PING COUGH A large number of cases of this disease have
come under my notice, 22 deaths occurring in the year.
5 deaths in March, 5 in April, and 4 in September.
Death rate for the year, = 1.37.

TOTAL No of cases, = 49.
TOTAL No of deaths.= 9.
In connection with these diseases and their causation,20 cases
out of the 49 notified were found associated with defects in
Sanitation.
Death rate in 1894. = 25.8%
do. 3.825 = 18.3%
so that not only have the cases been less numerous but less fatal
also. Death rate or the year = .56.
ENTERIC FEVER. Nothing in the way of food supply was
definitely made out as causing any of the cases, though one might