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the Central Ward. The removals to the Infectious Diseases
Hospital, were 18 from the South Ward, 8 from the East
Ward, 26 from the West Ward, and 7 from the Central Ward.
These numbers represent roundly about one half of the cases
notified.
Table IV embraces the causes and ages at death for the
same period. There were 299 deaths ; of these 57 occurred
in the South Ward, 73 in the East Ward, 111 in the West
Ward and 58 in the Central Ward.
Table V gives the Infantile Mortality sub-divided into
weekly periods up to one year of age.
Appeudix."B " to the Report comprises the three tables
required by the Middlesex County Council.
Table (I) refers to Inspections of Dwelling Houses,
Houses let in separate Dwellings or Lodgings, Common
Lodging Houses, Canal Boats used as Dwellings, Movable
Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, &c., Workshops and Workplaces,
Inspections generally, and notices served.
Table (II) contains the Inspection of Laundries, Bakehouses,
Slaughter-houses, Cowsheds, Dairies and Milksliops,
Unsound Food, Adulterated Food, Offensive Trades, Water
Supply and Water Service.
Table (III) relates to Water Closet accommodation,
Drains, Cesspools, Disinfection, Dust Collecting, and sundry
other Nuisances, such as overcrowding, smoke, &c., &c.
Population.
The Vital Statistics in this report are again calculated
on an estimated population of 27,000, the near approach of the
Census making it undesirable to effect any present alteration,
and having regard to the large number of uninhabited houses,
the parochial electors list not having materially increased,
and the conclusions drawn from the number of births and
deaths, I have not felt justified in basing my calculations
on any other estimate.
Further the new houses finally inspected prior to occupation
during the year fell considerably below the average of
preceding years, being 77 only as compared with 103 the
previous year.
The population at the time of the Census of 1891 was
16,026, and at the Census of 1901—20,991.