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possible whatever can be burnt it might lighten the labour of
collection. The roads are regularly swept and the surface drains
cleaned out and the road surfaces treated in a manner to reduce the
production of dust to a minimum.
Sanitary Inspection.
This is dealt with in detail in the Sanitary Inspectors Report.
Prevalence of, and control over, Infectious Diseases.
With the exception of Mumps, all cases of Infectious Disease
are notifiable in the area.
During the five years under review there have been three considerable
epidemics of Measles and German Measles, 71 cases in
1923, 316 cases in 1924, and 62 cases in 1925.
In accordance with the Ministry of Health's Memoranda on
Closure of Schools no schools were closed on account of Measles
during 1925. Strict quarantine, however, has been enforced in all
cases of contact.
With regard to Diphtheria every facility for prompt diagnosis
and treatment is placed at the disposal of local doctors, swabs for
examinations of throat, etc., and a supply of antitoxin are kept in
readiness at the Council Offices. Similar facilities for bacteriological
diagnosis are available in cases of Tuberculosis and other infectious
diseases, and full advantage is taken of them. In all infectious cases
where patients are removed to isolation or special hospitals, the
patient's home is visited and disinfection thoroughly carried out.
Tuberculosis.
A table is given showing new cases and mortality during 1925.
The number of deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis during the last
five years is shown as follows:—