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the three preceding years. 523 houses with damp walls
were remedied, compared with 369, 368 and 450, in the
three preceding years.
Improved ventilation was provided in 101 houses, compared
with 117, 187 and 120. in the three preceding years.
585 new dust-pails were supplied, compared with 675, 612
and 681, in the three preceding years.
23. Medical Officer's Inspections. These amounted to a
total of 770. Special inspections were made at the powsheds,
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. 19 visits
were made by request of the medical attendants for the
purpose of diagnosing doubtful cases of infectious disease.
15 of these were suspected cases of Scarlet Fever, and two
supposed cases of Small-pox which proved to be Varicella,
one an actual Small-pox case, and one Enteric Fever. Many
other visits re infectious disease were made at the request
of school teachers and others. Special house-to-house inspections
were made of Hylton Street, Globe Lane, Howick
Mansions, Down's Place, Kate's Place, Jackson Street, and
Artillery Mansions.
24. Overcrowding. 78 cases of overcrowding were found
and remedied (compared with 85, 72, and 97, in the three
preceding years) or 1.2 per cent. of house-to-house inspections.
Most of the cases of overcrowding are found
in house-to-house inspection.
25. Smoke Nuisance. 29 observations re smoke nuisance