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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The District Inspectors visit all cases of infectious disease
notified. The sanitary arrangements of the house arc examined,
and where any defect is discovered or amendment required, Notice
is served upon the person responsible and the work carried out
under the Inspector's supervision.
Directions are given as to isolation and disinfection. A
report of the case containing all the necessary particulars required
by the Medical Officer of Health is prepared, and every precaution
is taken to prevent spread of disease.
DISINFECTANTS.
There are 4 depots in the Borough conveniently situated for
distributing disinfectants to ratepayers requiring same. They are
open daily, and during the year 12 tons of powder and 880
gallons of disinfecting fluid have been distributed.
TRADE REFUSE.
There have been 1,297 loads of trade refuse removed from
business premises during the year. The Council remove free
of charge, providing it is placed in a suitable receptacle and
deposited in a convenient position ready for collection on the day
appointed. The refuse is conveyed to the Destructor Works and
destroyed.
HOUSE REFUSE.
There have been 11,719 loads, representing 19,267 tons, of
house refuse collected during the year, as compared with 10,860
loads for the previous year—an increase of 889. This is due to
the increase in the number of families, the poor quality of the
fuel, together with badly constructed and defective stoves. The
method of collection is the weekly pail system, and from inception
it has worked successfully. The Council have a fleet of
electric motors, which have displaced horse-drawn vans and
effect a considerable saving in money.