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The contacts of the notifiable diseases, mostly diphtheria and scarlet fever,
are seen by me at the Town Hall, the former being swabbed. Notices are sent
to the day and Sunday Schools, excluding for a week.
Children, on returning from the fever hospital, are seen by me and returned
to school when fit.
Instructions have been given that school children supposed to be suffering
from an infectious complaint can be sent by the Head Teacher to see me at
the Town Hall, and these have been taken advantage of.
Many cases of mumps and chicken pox and a few of measles and German
measles have thus been seen. Other cases are visited at their homes by the
school nurses, provided there is no doctor in attendance and that early information
is given; advice is given and exclusion notices are sent to the
schools by the nurses.
It has not been necessary to close any school or department of a school
on account of infectious disease during the year.
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1925.
I.—NUMBER OF NEW HOUSES ERECTED DURING THE YEAR.
(a) Total 167
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:—
(1) By Local Authority 70
(2) By other bodies or persons 11
II—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
I. Inspection
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... 1168
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910, or Consolidated Regulations, 1925 325
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation —