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pipes. Their are several ownerships here and the tenants are
mostly very poor. Some of the houses are let directly by the
owners to lodgers. Constant supervision is required for these
houses at all times. The requirements in the way of repairs are
being complied with—withr eluctance.
The result of these inspections may be considered satisfactory.
The results are not satisfactorily obtained without many visits,
letters and conferences, and the Inspector, Mr. Pierce, has gone
steadily and thoroughly through the work. One of the difficulties
experienced has been with owners who are little, if any, better off
than their tenants. Another difficulty is with the tenants. Many
of these persons are well-known to the officials. Their children
are frequently absent from school with parasitic complaints and
they are constantly on the move from one undesirable dwelling to
another. It is to be hoped by insistance on sanitary conditions
these classes of persons may improve.
In selecting houses for inspection a previous knowledge of
the property has been used. The Inspector has not begun in one
quarter and gone steadily through the district but has moved
about the town. In this way owners have been kept alive, as they
do not know when the inspection of their own property will be
taken. In those cases where some time has been allowed for
making improvements, further inspections will be made and when
necessary closing orders will be applied for.
SCARLET FEVER.
There were niney-three notifications of Scarlet Fever and two
deaths. One of the deaths was in a child of two, returned as
Bronchitis after Scarlet Fever of a very mild character. The other
death was in a tuberculous case sent from Richmond Hospital to
the Richmond Isolation Hospital.