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Number of premises visited, 3,618, of which 11 were empty.
Number of families enumerated 3,828
,, ,, overcrowded 252=6.58%
,, ,, uncrowded 3,576
3,423 premises were occupied by one family.
156 ,, ,, two families.
25 ,, ,, three families.
3 ,, ,, four or more families.
The worst case of overcrowding was that of a family of 10½ persons
occupying accommodation suitable for 5; at the other end of the table
is a family of 3 persons in accommodation sufficient for 20.
DISINFESTATION.
The work of disinfesting premises, commenced in 1934, is appreciated
by both owners and occupiers. The cases dealt with have increased from
140 houses in 1934 to 265 in 1935.
The Council have now adopted the policy of having the furniture
of all new tenants of houses on their estates examined and disinfested
before removal.
INFECTIOUS CASES.
In connection with infectious cases, including smallpox contacts,
1,136 visits were made by the sanitary inspectors.
During the year 1935 the following disinfection was carried out:—
15,693 articles were disinfected in the steam disinfector;
1,163 rooms were disinfected with the formalin spray, namely:—
326 after diphtheria;
548 after scarlet fever;
144 in cases of tuberculosis;
60 after miscellaneous diseases;
85 wards and rooms in institutions and schools;