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regards the effioacy of re-vaccination, because it should be
kept in mind that although three of the cases occurred in
two crowded wards, no other inmates contracted the disease,
although, judging from the large number of successful revaccinations,
many must have been susceptible to the disease.
The list of articles disinfected during the year was smaller than
in any of the six years mentioned, except in 1882, as might

have been expected from the remarks I have made as to the
comparatively small number of deaths from zymotic diseases.
It must not, however, be supposed that the disinfection of houses
and articles of bedding is done only in fatal cases, on the contrary,
it is done in every case that comes to our knowledge, either under
the supervision of the medical attendant, or by the officers
appointed by the Board for that purpose.
The number of loads of dust removed during the year is
in excess when compared with former years, partly owing to the
increase in the number of inhabited houses and partly to the
diminished price of coals. The excess of loads amounted to
nearly 1,000 ; and there was also an increase in the sum paid
for collection. The number of complaints of non-removal of