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unsound meat into Edmonton and asking for his serious attention to the
wholesale markets. The Ministry, in April, assured us that it should not
happen again.
MUNITION WORKS.
During the year, up to November 11th, the greatest activity prevailed
in the manufacture of munitions, and a great deal of attention was required
from my Department with reference to providing for each one proper and
sufficient water supply, sanitary conveniences and collection of refuse.
Of course the extraordinary and heavy traffic to and from these munition
works has badly affected the surface of certain of our roads, and created them
into dusty tracks or muddy pools according to the weather.
In May the N.E. part, and in August the N.W. part of Pymmes Park
was handed over to the Royal Air Force as a camp for employees at the
Government Factory in Angel Road, and the Ministry promised to reinstate
or compensate at the end of their occupation. Later the Edmonton Laboui
Party protested, but in vain.
In September hutments for winter use in Pymmes Park were planned,
but on September 30th the cold weather compelled the men to seek warm
quarters at our Town Hall, Baths and other public halls.
On November 23rd, material was announced for sale at Pymmes Park
Camp and on the same date the Council accepted gift of two huts. 80 feet by
26 feet, one completed, in return for shifting 1,000 loads of clinker; in
December, the Parks Committee considered how to use these two huts. They
are still unused in August, 1919.
In April the Leaside works were cleaned up after work stopped; the
plant and buildings were disposed of by auction in September.
Infectious Diseases. On July 30th, I visited the Aircraft Repair
Depot in Angel Road and endeavoured to regularise the notification, transportation
and isolation of the cases arising there or at the camp in Pymmes
Park.
Disinfection. In April we carried out the disinfection of 626
blankets, etc.. of the Balloon Camp in Hazel bury Road; in May and June
many articles were disinfected from there and Angel Road Factory.
Population. In the camp at Pymmes Park and in the camp of the
Balloon Section off Hazelbury Road I estimate that there were as many as
2,000 persons. These, like the 1,596 in the Military Hospital, are not
included in our vital statistics.