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Infectious Disease and Disinfection.—During the year
visits for the purpose of investigating cases of notifiable infectious
disease were made to 252 houses. Special visits were also
made, as required, for the purpose of following up and inquiring
after the health of persons who had been passengers on
vessels coming to this country, on which cases of infectious
disease had occurred, and of which notice had been received
from the Port Sanitary Authorities concerned. The information
obtained was handed to the Medical Officer of Health.
At 109 houses from which cases of notifiable infectious
disease had been reported, defective drains, or other insanitary
conditions were found to exist, all of which were subsequently
remedied under the supervision of the officers of the Department.
Disinfection of rooms, bedding, clothing, etc., was duly
carried out after the removal to hospital or recovery of each
patient. Where necessary the walls of the rooms from which
the cases had been removed were stripped and re-papered or
distempered.
The number of rooms disinfected was 595, and the number
of articles, bedding, wearing apparel, etc., 13,940, full details
of which are given in the Report of the Medical Officer of
Health under the heading of " Disinfection."
School Disinfection.—All the Public Elementary Schools
in the district were thoroughly disinfected during the summer
vacation.
Yard Paving.—In the course of the inspections made
during the year, 24 yards were found to be in an unsatisfactory
state, due either to the absence of any paving or the defective
condition of that which did exist. The power to deal with
this class of nuisance has been greatly strengthened by the
adoption of Section 25 of the Public Health Acts (Amendment)
Act, 1907.
Stable Refuse.—Continued attention has been paid to the
mews and stable yards in the district, 300 visits having been
made to such premises during the year.
Inspections under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
—Seventy-six inspections of factories were made during the
year and four written notices served referring to sanitary
conveniences or other nuisances.
There are 405 workshops and work-places on the Register,
to which 435 visits of inspection were made.
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