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provided and with an accompanying prescribed form filled in. A
small stock of the outfits will be kept by the Sanitary Inspector.
(b) NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
It is highly satisfactory to record that not a single death resulted
either from Measles, Whooping-cough or Influenza.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). Six deaths were
caused by these diseases, viz., 1 in May at Adelaide Road, 3 in July
(2 at Windsor Road and 1 at Sussex Road), and 2 in August, 1
each at Park Road and Red Hill Villas.
There were no infant deaths from diarrhoea in 1910, but with
the exceptionally hot summer and autumn of 1911, the number of
infant deaths showed its usual increase.
Under this heading are now scheduled deaths from Diarrhoea
and Enteritis of children under 2 years of age, but all deaths from
both diseases over that age are scheduled under " other defined
diseases."
Acting on suggestions contained in the Local Government
Board's circular letter of August 18th, 1911* on " the prevalence of
epidemic Diarrhoea amongst children," visits were made to most
of the smaller houses, with a view to taking steps to the removal of
any accumulations of an offensive nature, &c., and I also advised
that bi-weekly collections of house refuse from the smaller class of
house should be made during the autumn, and this was carried out.
I also included in the pamphlet on the feeding and care of infants,
advice to mothers as regards this complaint, and of the
precautions which should be taken as regards milk, cleanliness,
feeding, &c.
One of the District Nurses (Nurse Foster), on receiving information,
co-operates with the Kent Education Committee by following
up cases found at the medical inspection of children requiring
home attention or advice.
Inspection. The particulars of the work done and notices
served by the Sanitary Inspector, as required by the Sanitary
Officers' (Outside London) Order, 1910, are appended in Mr.
Powell's Report.
There are no Common Lodging Houses in the District, and no
bye-laws have been adopted.