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contentment both for the breadwinner and particularly for the
mother of the young family, which must lead to a better and
healthier mode of living.
To the young and growing children—the citizens of the future
—these improved environmental housing conditions provide the
foundation for better health and physique, and gives a moral uplift
which every child has a right to expect and enjoy as their
heritage.
"Good housing" is an investment to which all classes of the
community can make their contribution.
Prior to the transference of the families from the old houses
to the new, in all those instances where verminous conditions had
been discovered or reported at the time the slum clearance survey
was made, cleansing and disinfestation of the contents of the
dwelling was carried into effect. In many instances so anxious
were the tenants to make a clean and fresh beginning, that not
only were the beds and bedding but much of the general furniture,
entirely abandoned and destroyed with the assistance of the Local
Authority.
Doubtful articles were cleansed, disinfested and purified to
eliminate possible contamination and infestation of the new
dwelling.
In all these cases, the families were requested to co-operate
with the Health Department by at once reporting any recurrence
of the trouble so that the necessary advice and treatment could be
given. Frequent "following-up" visits are made to these premises
by the sanitary staff and it is gratifying to be able to report that
greatly improved conditions are resulting from these efforts.
Particulars of the houses and flats now erected to replace
those demolished are as follows:—