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A summary of the procedure adopted is set out in
Appendix " C " of the report.
Inspection of the Parish.
Over 5,671 houses, premises, &e., have been inspected
and re-inspected during the year, and 1488 sanitary notices
for defects have been issued.
The details of the work accomplished are set out in
Appendix " B " of the report.
Diseases of Animal Acts.
I am pleased to state that no cases were reported under
these Acts.
The Customs and Inland Revenue Act.
Under section 26 of 53 and 54, Vic. c. 8, exemption from
the Inhabited Iiouse Duty is granted to houses divided into
tenements of the annual value of less than £20, provided the
Medical Officer of Health certifies that they afford suitable
accommodation for each of the families or persons in respect
of their sanitary arrangements. By section 11, 3 Ed. VII.
this provision was extended to houses of the annual value of
not more than £40. During the year applications were
received in respect of the flats known as No. 1—8, Lebanon
Park Parade, Richmond Road, and certificates were granted in
all instances.
Isolation Hospital.
Fifty-nine cases of scarlet fever were admitted into the
Hospital. There were 6 cases treated at the patients own
homes.
The work at the Isolation Hospital has proceeded satisfactorily
during the year, only one fatal case having occurred.
The paying ward has been occupied from time to time, and has
doubtless proved a great convenience to the families of such
patients.
The boards of the playroom having shrunk since the
building was erected, the floor has been " st ripped " and is
now in a satisfactory condition, and is now much less
calculated to store up infection.