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Subjoined is a syllabus of sanitary work, as taken from the periodical returns of
the Sanitary Inspector:—
Complaints received 1090
Houses, &c., inspected 1280
Notices served 459
Infectious cases removed to Hospital 42
Houses disinfected 58
Bedding purified or destroyed 32
Magistrate's orders obtained 7
Many parts of the parish which until recently have been sources of annoyance and
causes of repeated complaints are now undergoing improvements : such as a readier and
more constant supply of water to water-closets, new dust-bins with lids, rebuilding of
old houses upon sounder sanitary principles, and the removal of obvious nuisances.
Appended is a detailed list of the deaths which have occurred from all causes
during the year, so arranged that each month's mortality may be compared throughout
the year. (See page 30.)
I am, Gentlemen,
Truly yours,
J. SHAW.
Addenda.
Zymotic Diseases.
The total number of deaths from these diseases has been 181, viz.:—Diarrhoea, 61;
Whooping Cough, 47; Measles, 43; Scarlet Fever, 14; Typhoid Fever, 8; Diphtheria,
4; Small-pox, 2; and Typhus Fever, 2. The total zymotic death-rate is 4.56 per 1000
per annum.
Diseases of Respiratory Organs.
The total number of deaths from these diseases has been 254. Phthisis pulmonalis,
101; Bronchitis (acute), 63; Bronchitis (chronic), 32; Pneumonia, 33; Bronchopneumonia,
20; Pleuro-pneumonia, 5. Giving a death-rate of 6.4 per 1000 per annum.