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rate has to be recorded to the extent of 2.4 per 1,000
of the population, giving the greatly reduced rate of
18.23 compared with one of 20.6 in 1912. There has
been of late a tendency for this important rate to come
down, but it has never before reached so low a figure
in the Borough as for this vear (1913).

House to House Inspections.
In accordance with the several Acts, Orders and
Regulations bearing on this subject, duties have been
as systematically carried out to as great an extent as
possible. This special work was much hindered and
curtailed during the last quarter of the year owing to
the great demands on the inspector's time, in consequence
of the numerous visits required to be paid to
houses where infectious disease had broken out. The
sanitary conditions of all these dwellings were carefully
inquired into during these visits, and any defects discovered
remedied. The Sanitary Inspector's Report
and Tables afford all details in connection with this
work. It will be seen from the Inspector's returns
that 261 "House-to-House Inspections" were made,
being fifty-seven more than in the previous year, not-