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There was no marked epidemic during the year, except that in
the first three months Influenza prevailed, causing several deaths,
and in the last three months Measles prevailed. It was not found
necessary to close any of the County Council Schools.
Sanitation.
Much has been done to improve the general health conditions
of the houses, but although some houses would have been condemned
as unfit for habitation had it been possible to do so, no house was
deemed absolutely unfit.
A systematic inspection of the sanitary conditions of the houses
in certain areas has been made. A thorough examination of the
water cisterns as to the state of repair and cleanliness was carried
out, and recommendations as to the future location of cisterns for
drinking water, as also the desirability of obtaining drinking water
direct from the main pipes, rather than from cisterns, will be made.
The average number of occupants of each house at the
commencement of the year was about 4.8, and at the end of the
year about 5.4 for each house. This does not disclose any serious
overcrowding, but in some areas an undoubted overcrowding exists,
and in a few individual instances, the number of occupants in a
house is such as to be a severe menace to health.
Drainage and Sewerage.
The District is sewered and drained on the separate system.
The sewage is conveyed to an Irrigation Farm of 50 acres in area, at
Brunswick Park, but before it is turned on to the land, it is passed
through percolating filters.
Samples of the effluent are occasionally taken by the Lee
Conservancy Board, but no complaints have been received.
The service water drainage is conveyed to Pymmes Brook.