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The Medical Inspection of the children in attendance at the Public Elementary Schools is
conducted by officers especially appointed by the County Education Committee; the County Medical
Officer being the chief School Medical Officer.
In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease among the scholars, a system of notification
is in force, whereby the Head Teacher of any school at which any infected child is a scholar, is at once
informed of the illness, and notices are also served where there are contacts attending school, excluding
the particular scholars for a period.
The School Medical Officer is also notified of infected scholars and contacts with particulars of
the school attended, and the period for which any child is excluded from school.
The Head Teachers of the various schools also kindly co-operate by informing me of any
abnormal absence through illness, especially such diseases as Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken Pox
and Mumps.
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Dwelling Houses.—In my opinion the accommodation provided is quite sufficient for the present
needs of the district.
The houses erected a few years ago by the District Council, under the provisions of Housing of
the Working Classes Acts 65 in number—have been almost fully occupied during the whole of the
year.
One house which was closed in 1908, has been demolished, and two new ones have been
erected on the site.
A considerable number of houses have been inspected during the year; and a further number
have been entirely re-drained and connected to the sewer, while all new houses are so connected at the
time of erection.
A number of houses have been repaired and cleansed; and various nuisances arising from
dampness: defective and insufficient sanitary conveniences: choked drains, refuse, animals, &c., have
been promptly remedied.
Building operations have been very quiet during the year and only a small number of plans for
new houses have been submitted to the Council.
The work of supervision over the erection of all new buildings is in the hands of the Surveyor
to the Council.
Milk Supply.—The milk supply in this District is partly home produced and partly imported
from the neighbouring districts.
There are three cowkeepers in the district, who keep an aggregate of 122 milch cows: which are
grazed during the greater portion of the year.
The cowsheds, dairies and milkshops are under periodical inspection by myself and the Inspector
of Nuisances, and have been kept in good condition, a verbal request being at all times sufficient to get
any requirement attended to at once.
The Council have appointed a Veterinary Surgeon to make a quarterly examination of all milch
cows in the district for the purpose of detecting any case of Tubercular disease of the udder that may
exist.
In his last report to the Council just before the close of the year, he stated that the whole of
the cows were in a healthy condition, and that no case of Tubercular udder was found.