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Houses A and B belong to Prospect Cottages; houses C
D E and F are situated in Summers Row; and houses G and
II. are situated in Dunger Place, the other side of the street
to Summers Row.
The three cases at house A were related to the two cases
at house D, and also to the case at house F.
The two cases at house E were related to the one case at
house C, at which house also lived A.T., which I believe to
have been the infecting case in the second outbreak.
In conclusion, I beg to submit the following suggestions
for the consideration of the Committee.
Firstly, I would suggest for your consideration the advisability
of formally making up and taking over this road.
By this means the inhabitants would be prevented to a great
extent from throwing all kinds of rubbish into the street,
and the road also would be properly swept and cleansed.
Secondly, I would suggest the advisability of closing in
the ditch at the end of this road and constructing a proper
culvert in its place, or carrying off the water through pipes.
I do not at all suggest that the prevalence of Enteric Fever
can in any way be attributed to this ditch, but considering
that the inhabitants who dwell close by use it as a receptacle
for rubbish, and the children are in the habit of paddling in
it, it certainly cannot bo conducive to good health, and
would be far better done away with.
Consumption (Phthisis).
A voluntary system of notification of cases of Phthisis
has been in force in the district for rather more than five
years. During 1908 four notifications were received from
medical practitioners; in 1907 the number was four, and in
1906 seven cases were notified. As the cases can only be
notified with the consent of the patient, the certificates received
represent only a small proportion of those affected.