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Pollution of rivers and streams in the district: the sources and nature of
such pollution, and any action taken to check it.
Excrement disposal : system in vogue ; defects, if any.
Removal and disposal of house refuse—whether by public scavenger or
occupiers ; frequency and method.
Nuisances : proceedings for their abatement—any remaining unabated.
Byelaws as to hous s let in lodgings, offensive trades, etc. Details as to
number of premises coming under each set of byelaws and action taken.
Any need of amendment or further byelaws,
Schools, especially public elementary schools ; sanitary condition of, including
water supply; action taken in relation to the health of the scholars and
for preventing the spread of infectious disease.
Methods of dealing with infectious diseases; notification; isolation hospital
accommodation, its sufficiency and efficiency ; disinfection.
Methods of control of tuberculosis; whether any system of notification of
cases pulmonary tuberculosis, compulsory or voluntary, is in operation.
Number of cases notified; what action ir> taken in respect of known
cases and of deaths. Amount of hospital accommodation for cases of
pulmonary tuberculosis in infirmaries and elsewhere, for advanced and
for earlier cases of the disease.
"With regard to such points it should be remembered that these reports are
for the information of the Board and of the County Council, as well as of the
Council of the District, and that a statement of the local circumstances and a
history of local sanitary questions which may seem superfluous for the latter
may often be needed by the former bodies.
" It is expected that each of the preceding points will be mentioned in the
Annual Report, and the extent of action or absence of action on each of them
definitely stated "
Under Section 132 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, the Medical
Officer of Health is also required to report specifically on the administration of
the Act in Workshops and Workplaces; and to send a copy of his Annual
Report, or so much of it as deals with this subject, tc the Secretary of State.