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21. House Inspection. 5512 houses were inspected, house
to house, compared with 4709, 6092 and 5384, in the three
preceding years; 7377 were inspected re infectious diseases and
complaints, compared with 10,291, 7573, and 7,600. In addition
to these, 730 inspections of registered houses were made.
22. Table XVI. shows the streets inspected and number of
houses found defective in each.
At 1,957 houses interiors were cleansed, or defective roofs
repaired, compared with 2,066, 2,193, and 2026, in the three
preceding years. 450 houses with damp walls were remedied,
compared with 287, 369, and 368, in the three preceding years.
Improved ventilation was provided in 120 houses, compared
with 129, 117, and 187, in the three preceding years.
681 new dustpails were supplied compared with 498, 675, and
612, in the three preceding years.
23. Medical Officer's Inspections. These amounted to a
total of 732. Special inspections were made at the cowsheds,
milkshops, bakehouses, workshops, many of the houses
registered under the By-laws, and other tenement-houses re
water supply. The other inspections were chiefly on account
of tuberculosis, diphtheria, and scarlet fever. 14 visits were
made by request of the medical attendants for the purpose of
diagnosing doubtful cases of infectious disease. 13 of these
were suspected cases of scarlet fever or diphtheria, and one a
supposed ease of small-pox which proved to be varicella. Many
other visits re infectious disease were made at the request
of school teachers and others. Special house-to-house inspections
were made of Limbrey's Buildings, Lower Pellipar Eoad
Hylton, and Balgowan Streets, and Kendal Terrace.
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