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That the Sanitary circumstances of the district generally are
good I am perfectly satisfied. Evidence in this direction is
furnished by the rates of incidence and mortality from notifiable
sickness, and these continue to be remarkably low in spite of the
fact that the population contains a proportionately excessive
number of persons at ages of greatest susceptibility to these diseases.
The details of Administrative work with regard to Slaughter
Houses, Milk Shops, Dairies and Bakehouses, that is, supervision
of the food supply generally of the District will be found in
Section V.
With regard to water supply, fresh legislation is urgently
needed in relation to the quality of the water supplied by private
companies, who are so protected by their own Acts of Parliament
that there is practically no re-dress in default of quantity or
quality. It is highly desirable that there should be a government
standard of purity for drinking water.
My best thanks are due to Mr. Brown, Surveyor; Mr.
Baxter, Sanitary Inspector; Mr. Burwell, Assistant Clerk; Mr.
Hanson, Rate Collector; and Mr. Rayner, Curator of the
Cemetery; for statistical information relating to their several
departments.
On several occasions I have had the advantage of consultation
with Dr. Young, the County Medical Officer of Health, on
important sanitary matters, and I take this opportunity of
tendering to him my best thanks for much valuable advice.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. D. WINDLE.