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general in children and less frequent in adults, a large
proportion of those who survive, in serious cases, being
left disabled by muscular paralysis.
Water Supply.
The whole of the district is supplied with water by
the Metropolitan Water Board. One of the advantages
of the Local Act is, that it requires every house shall be
supplied with water direct from the main. Unfortunately,
the powers in the past have not been
adequate to compel a direct supply in every case. It
is a matter of importance, that all cisterns used for
the storage of water for domestic purposes, should be
placed in proper situations, and be provided with
covers and kept clean.
Cremation.
There were five persons cremated during the year.
Although a certain amount of prejudice exists against
this form of disposal of the dead, it is far more
sanitary than the custom hitherto carried out, and as
the population grows and the cemeteries become full,
the prejudice against it will become less.
Public Abattoirs.
I should much like to see private slaughter-houses
entirely done away with, and superseded by Public
Abattoirs, as is the case in many large towns and cities,
notably Liverpool, Manchester and Croydon. They
afford greater facilities for meat inspection, many of
the private slaughter-houses being located in unsuitable
situations.