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213 water-closets and w.c. cisterns were repaired, compared
with 782, 843, and 750, in the three preceding years.
151 foul w.c. pans were cleansed by tenants, compared with 181
255, and 205, in the three preceding years.
12. House Inspection. 4,251 houses were inspected, nouse
to house compared with 4,538, 4,707, and 5,736, in the three preceding
years; 5,392 were inspected re infectious diseases and
complaints, compared with 7,267, 7,207 and 6,423. In addition
to these, 609 inspections of registered houses were made.
13. At 1,913 houses, interiors were cleansed, or defective
roofs repaired, compared with 2,337, 2,703., and 2,906, in the
three preceding years. 381 houses with damp walls were remedied
compared with 393, 646, and 589, in the three preceding years.
Improved ventilation was provided in 15 nouses, compared
with 55, 55, and 72, in the three preceding years.
447 new dust pails were supplied, compared with 474,
561, and 530, in the three preceding years.
14. Medical Officer' s Special Inspections. These amounted.
to a total of 417. 24 inspections were made of cowsheds and
milkshops, 23 of bakehouses, 7 of factories and workshops, 58
inspections were on account of tuberculosis, 48 cancer, 14
diphtheria, scarlet fever and enteric. 17 cerebro-spinal and
other forms of meningitis and 51 re infant welfare. Many of
these visits were made by request of the medical attendants for
the purpose of diagnosing doubtful cases of infectious disease.
Other visits re infectious disease were made at the request of
school teachers and others. 82 premises were inspected re
housing conditions and overcrowding.
Inspections, were made of all the houses reported as unfit
for human habitation and all those recommended for registration.
15. Overcrowding;. 95 cases of overcrowding were found and
remedied, compared with 93, 97, and 111, in the three preceding
years. The overcrowding was 2.2 per cent of house-to-house
inspections, compared with 2.0, 2.1 and 1.9 per cent in the three
preceding years. No persons were convicted of allowing overcrowding
.
The overcrowding met with is of a more aggravated
nature than in former years, though there is no great increase.
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