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anything which could account for the origin of the
disease. Both cases recovered.
Erysipelas.—Of the 17 cases one died, being
caused by a carbuncle.
INSPECTIONS AND OTHER SANITARY
WORK.
Apart from special inspections of houses and
localities in connection with infectious diseases, a
systematic inspection of the district was made in
October and November. I was glad to observe
many great improvements. The condition of
Florence Road, Little Florence Road and Fulwell
Road was for many years very insanitary, being
damp, muddy and dirty, and in some places made
a receptacle for vegetable refuse and house rubbish,
therefore becoming a nuisance to the inhabitants
and pedestrians. The channelling of the roads
and the asphalting of the footpaths will be a great
benefit to the occupiers of the cottages, which are
in those roads very numerous and will probably
increase within a short time. The cottages in
Florence Road have also been put in a state of
proper repair and many have been connected with
the newly laid sewer, while in others the work is in
progress. This will remove the former numerous
complaints and dangers from overflowing cesspools
and stopped drains. At the inspection many cottages
were found which were connected with the
sewer, but they had no supply of water to flush
the closets. Many water-waste preventors were
found out of repair, very often caused by carelessness
of the occupiers. In a great number of
cottages the water cisterns are outside the washhouses
or closets, where they are exposed to frost,
and if the wooden covers are defective or rotten