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We have not yet, however, been given the new
Public Health Act, which is much to be desired.
The variety of the work, as shown in the accompanying
details, has increased considerably.
The addition of a Female Assistant to the Staff
of the Department will, I trust, meet with the desired
result. No doubt there is wide scope for the energies
of such an officer. In advising parents in the slight
ailments of their infants, and the necessity for strict
attention to cleanliness alone the appointment will, I
feel, be amply justified.
The visiting of premises where females are employed
is also to be commended.
DISINFECTION.
The steam disinfecting apparatus continues to
work well. It has been overhauled by the Insurance
Company and passed as satisfactory.
The saving of time and the thorough disinfection
of clothing, &c., has to a great extent repaid the cost.
The number of articles passed through the
apparatus was 3920.
The number of articles destroyed by order of the
owners, and the Medical Officer of Health was 12.
The number of rooms disinfected was 217.