View report page

One hundred and thirty-six inspections have been made
of the premises of dairymen and purveyors of milk in the
district, during which five matters were discovered which
required to be dealt with by the Department.
Infectious Disease and Disinfection. During the year,
visits for the purpose of investigating cases of notifiable
infectious disease were made to 275 houses. Special visits
were also made, as required, for the purpose of following up
and enquiring after the health of persons who had been
passengers on vessels coming to this country, on which cases
of infectious disease had occurred, and of which notice had
been received from the Port Sanitary Authorities concerned.
The information obtained was handed to the Medical Officer
of Health.
At 27 houses from which cases of notifiable infectious
disease had been reported, defective drains or other insanitary
conditions were found to exist, all of which were subsequently
remedied under the supervision of the officers of the Department.
Disinfection of rooms, bedding, clothing, etc., was duly
carried out after the removal to hospital or recovery of each
patient. Where necessary, the walls of the rooms from which
the cases had been removed, were stripped and re-papered or
distempered.
The number of rooms disinfected was 512, and the number
of articles, bedding, wearing apparel, etc. 11,037, full
details of which are given in the Report of the Medical
Officer of Health under the heading of "Disinfection."
School Disinfection.—With the exception of one school
and two departments of another school, all the Public Elementary
Schools in the district were thoroughly disinfected
during the summer vacation.
Yard Paving.—In the course of the inspections made
during the year, 81 yards were found to be in an unsatisfactory
state, due either to the absence of any paving or the
defective condition of that which did exist.
Stable Refuse.—Continued attention has been paid to the
mews and stable yards in the district, 33 visits having been
made to such premises during the year.
25