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Fifty Notices were served upon occupiers to remove
accumulations of filth, cleanse dirty and verminous beds and
bedding, cleanse house floors and yard surfaces, etc.
Overcrowding.
Fewer cases of overcrowding were reported during the
year, 13 houses were found to be so overcrowded as to constitute
a nuisance, dangerous to the health of the inmates, as
compared with 22 cases for 1912 and 35 for 1911. Notice to
abate the nuisance was served in each instance and complied
with.
Notification of Dirty and Verminous Persons by the School Medical Officer.
As a result of the Medical Inspection of school children
15 notifications of children found to be in a dirty and verminous
condition were received from the School Medical Officer.
The homes of the children were visited and in 6 instances the
premises and bedding were found to be in a dirty and verminous
condition. Instructions were given to the occupiers as to the
thorough cleansing of the bedding and house premises, and
subsequent inspections were made to see that the instructions
had been complied with.
Infectious Disease and Disinfection.
All cases of infectious disease are visited immediately
upon receipt of the notification. Upon the termination of the
case, or when the patient is removed to hospital, the room and
contents are disinfected by means of formalin.
Similarly all cases of tuberculosis are visited by the
Health Visitor, and revisits are made, at frequent intervals.
Disinfection of the room and contents is offered and generally
accepted. Arrangements are carried out for the removal and
disinfection of all infected articles and bedding.
The work entailed in visiting the homes of patients and
the subsequent disinfection of the premises has considerably
increased as shown by the particulars in the following table:—