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The bodies of the fatal cases were removed as soon as possible
to the mortuary, and the rooms from which they were removed
were disinfected without delay.
In only two months of the year (July and August) were no
cases notified.
The larger number of cases were reported in October, November,
and December (see Table 2).
Four cases occurred in a small private school where the
drainage was found to be defective.
There is evidence of polluted drinking water and defective
drainage in most of the cases, but some could not be satisfactorily
accounted for.
TYPHOID FEVER.
Thirteen cases were notified, and 3 deaths, against 1G last year,
and no deaths.
No cases occurred in March, May, June, July, and September.
In January 2 cases occurred, one a woman aged 49 in the St.
George's Road, and the other a man of 31 in Palmerston Road.
The first was an imported case, and the other was doubtful.
The drainage at both houses was found to be in a good condition.
Both cases recovered.
In February a case occurred in the Caroline Road, probably
due to the very defective state of the drains. The patient (a boy
aged 9 years) recovered.
In April a case occurred in Amity Grove, a young woman aged
24 years. An examination showed that the drams, though new,
were entirely filled with decomposing sewage matter, owing to a
stoppage in the intercepting trap. The cistern containing the
drinking water was also in a very foul state. Both these matters
were attended to. The case recovered.
In August a case was notified from Palmerston Road. The
drains were in a very bad state, and the water closet was found
to be flushed direct from the drinking water cistern. This case
recovered.