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8th February, mean temperature 32°.9. The highest reading of
the thermometer was on the 26th July, 87°.F., and the lowest on
the 15th February, 28°.F. The dryness of atmosphere (i.e. the
difference between the dew point temperature and air temperature)
was 5.4 (average in 33 years 5°.6). The rain-fall was 23.4
inches.
VACCINATION.
Table 9 (Appendix) shows the state of Infant Vaccination
during the year, and presents, as usual, results very creditable to
the Vaccination Officer, Mr. Shattock (to whom I am indebted for
the returns,) only about 6 per cent. of Registered Births being
unaccounted for, and that owing to causes beyond the Vaccination
Officer's control.
SANITARY WORK.
Table 6 in the Appendix is a compendious statement of the
principal Sanitary Work performed during the year ended
25th March, 1874. From this it will appear that 1467 complaints
have been received and entered in the Complaint Book during the
year, viz.:— 790 in the North District, and 677 in the South
District. In the great majority of cases the complaints arose out
of inspections. Nine thousand four hundred and seven houses and
premises have been inspected, viz.:—4137 in the North and 5270
in the South. One thousand four hundred and thirty six orders
have been issued for Sanitary amendments of houses and premises,
viz.:— 773 in the North and 663 in the South. Houses, premises,
&c., have been cleansed, repaired and white-washed, to the
number of 897, viz. :—507 in the North, and 390 in the South.
Twenty seven houses have been disinfected by order and under
supervision after infectious diseases, viz. :—15 in the North, and
12 in the South. House drains have been repaired, cleansed,
&c., in 467 cases, viz. :—211 in the North, and 256 in the South,
and trapped or ventilated in 79 and 56 instances in the two
districts respectively.
Privies and water closets have been repaired, cleansed, or
supplied with water, in 317 houses, viz.:—143 in the North,
and 174 in the South: the number of new water closets provided
in the two districts respectively being one and four. Thirty
new dust-bins have been provided in the North, and 13 in the
South, while old ones have been repaired, covered, &c., to the
number of 15 and 9 in the several districts. With reference to
the column for the "number of Lodging houses registered under
the 35th Clause of the "Sanitary Act, 1866," I have only to
state that your Vestry have not put the Act in force.
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