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The cases are distributed as follows:—
St. James Street 562
High Street 385
Hoe Street 893
Wood Street 293
Hale End 301
Higham Hill 450
Following the receipt of a notification, every home is visited and a
sanitary survey made.
The result of this, with a copy of the Notification Form, is sent to the
Tuberculosis Officer, and with the exception of disinfection of the
rooms following death or removal—when the latter is known—the care
of the patient passes on to the County Council.
One of the results of this dual responsibility is shown by the number
of names of persons still on the Register, who, there is reason to think,
have long since left the District or died elsewhere.
The principal defects usually favouring the disease, as found in the
homes inspected, were as follows:—
Overcrowding 2
Defective roofs, gutters, etc. 25
Dampness 28
Dirty premises 47
No defects 150
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF
THE DISTRICT.
Water.—The whole District is served by the Metropolitan Water
Board, and the supply is constant.
During the year 28 houses had the water supply reinstated or
improved; 148 cisterns were cleansed and covered, and in four instances
were abolished.
Since the adoption of the Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act of
1907, a considerable amount of improvement in this direction has taken
place yearly.
No complaint has been made as to pollution of streams within the
area, and the drainage and sewerage of the District has been referred to
on page 12.