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house which has lost its license. The house is roomy and wellkept.
There are many houses let in lodgings and By-laws in
regard to them have been approved and steps will be taken shortly
to make a register of the houses.
The six Slaughterhouses are used for killing a few sheep and
pigs. They are kept in good condition.
The four Cowsheds are visited quarterly and are well-kept on
the whole. The largest cowkeeper in the town has his shed very
well-kept, and has appliances for cooling milk, sterilizing cans,
&c., and is always doing everything he can to improve his premises.
By-lawt,
The By-laws in force are fairly stringent and I do not think
any addition is required at the present time.
Nuisances.
These are dealt with as they arise, and except when elsewhere
specially referred to, there is no cause for complaint.
Methods of dealing with Infectious Diseases —Notification—
Isolation Hospital Accommodation and its Sufficiency—
Disinfection.
Notification is in force for the usual diseases. Measles is not
notifiable. Arrangements are being made by a Joint Committee
of the County Council for the use of the Cheam Small-pox Hospital
as a Sanatorium for Phthisis. This hospital has been empty for
four years. The other two Small-pox Hospitals at Clandon and
Whitemoor will be available for Small-pox case6. The Clandon
Hospital has never had a single patient in it since it was opened.
Arrangements have been made with the Hampton Isolation
Hospital for treating cases of Scarlet Fever and with the Molesey
Isolation Hospital for Diphtheria from houses when special
circumstances render removal advisable. Most of the fatal cases
of Diphtheria are moribund when notified, so that Hospital Treat-