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granted and then on the understanding that up-to-date enclosed
ranges were installed. One business was discontinued during the
year the proprietor still continuing the sale of wet and dry fish.
Efforts have been made to have the older type of range taken
out and replaced by modern enclosed ranges. A good deal of
success has been met with in this direction.
Schools.—At least once a year the Sanitary Inspectors make
a routine visit to all public elementary and private schools and
inspect the sanitary conveniences and drainage and on their reports
steps are taken to have remedied any defects which have been
found.
In the control of non-notifiable infectious diseases the routine
reports of the absentees furnished by the head-teachers at the
end of each week prove invaluable to the public heaith department.
They not only enable the Health, Visitors to visit the homes
affected, but they give a general idea of the prevalence of these
diseases at any particular time.
It was not found necessary to close any school in order to
check the prevalence of infectious disease.