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20th September.—Greenbill Grove; aged 8 years; drain
tested—no defects, vent pipe joints defective. Died 24th
September.
16th October.—Greenhill Grove; aged 5 years; back and
front rooms, first floor, walls and ceilings dirty; defective joint
to soil pan. Died 15th October.
16th October.—Greenhill Grove; aged 4 years; back and
front rooms, first floor, walls and ceilings dirty, defective joint
to soil pan. Died 15th November.
21st October.— Strone Road; aged 4 years; drain tested
—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 30th October.
27th November.—Whitta Road; aged 2 years; drain tested
—no defects; premises in fair condition. Died 28th November.
3rd December.—Grosvenor Road; aged 10 years; drain
tested—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 11th
December.
20th December.—Park Road; aged 8 years; defective
w.c. connection, no dust bin. Died 31st December.
29th December.—Claremont Street (2 deaths); aged 2
years and 11 months; drain tested—no defects; premises in
fair condition. Died 28th December.
Measles.
Twenty-six deaths were registered from Measles, as
against 28 for the year 1896, shewing a decrease in the number
of deaths of two.
There was a great prevalence of tbe disease during the
last three months of the year; and, in consequence, I visited
the schools in the affected districts, and concluded from information
obtained that the best means to arrest the epidemic
was to close the Infants' Schools (including Sunday Schools)
for a season.