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With respect to all other diseases the parish has been
particularly free. Fewer cases of Diphtheria and Typhoid Fever have
not been reported for some years, which speaks well for the
Sanitary condition of the parish.
Measles and Whooping Cough have not occurred in anything
like an epidemic form, comparatively few cases coming to my
knowledge.
The question of Drainage and Sewage treatment has
occupied the attention of the Council to a large extent, and I am
glad to be able to report that with the exception of a small
portion of the district (which is now in the contractor's hands),
all the parish now drains to the Works.
The large increase in population in the West Hendon district
has necessitated a further extension of filtration area at the
Works, and extensive filters have been completed as well as a
large area of land laid down for filtration purposes. These
alterations have had the effect of greatly improving the condition
of the effluent.
Building has been progressing rapidly in the West Hendon
district, but other parts of the parish have remained more or less
at a standstill.
Systematic inspection of the district has been carried out
by the Sanitary Inspector, and some good work has been done in
this direction.
The necessity for providing further accommodation for
burial has prominently come before you, and the Council have
entered into negotiations for the purchase of a site for a Cemetery.
The matter has not yet been settled, but is still under consideration.