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The Convulsive Diseases of Infants caused 110 deaths,
a number equivalent to a death rate of 1.9 per 1,000 population.
Of every 1000 deaths 71 were due to such diseases.
Sanitary Work, &c.
During the year 1,356 Houses, Premises, &c., were inspected,
of which number 1,195 required Sanitary Amendments; 329 houses
and premises were cleansed, repaired, and white-washed, and 286
houses were disinfected after infectious diseases. Two hundred and
twenty-six house-drains were repaired and cleansed. No less than
1,640 complaints of accumulation of dust were received and attended
to, and many other matters of a nature to improve the Sanitary
condition of the District received attention, e.g.—the repairing and
cleansing of closets, supplying same with water, providing new water
elosets, repairing, covering, and providing new dust-bins; cleansing
and repairing existing water receptacles, causing new to be erected,
removing offensive accumulations, animals improperly kept, abating
overcrowding, &c. For a detailed list of these operations I beg to
refer you to Table VI. in the Appendix.
The two Disinfectors, erected by the Board, were in almost
constant use during the last three months of the year, no less than
3,042 articles of Bedding, Clothing, &c., having been disinfected
during that time. The total number of articles disinfected during
the year was 4,615, and includes Beds, Sheets, Pillows, Bolsters,