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826 cases of contagious diseases were reported to the Sanitary
Department, of which 662 were cases of small-pox. Much care was
taken to prevent the spread of this disease by isolating the sick and
disinfecting the houses, drains, &c. 520 of the above small-pox
cases were removed to the Small-pox Hospital, 98 were not removed,
and 44 died.
Number of infected beds disinfected at the Vestry's
disinfecting oven 551
Ditto pillows ditto 1,001
Ditto mattrasses ditto 307
Ditto bolsters ditto 334
Ditto other articles ditto 4,462
Making a total of 6,655 articles disinfected.
ARTICLES OF FOOD, &c., condemned and destroyed by me
as being unfit for human consumption:—
9 tins of potted meat
1 pig's head
96 pounds of pickled pork
35 pounds of meat
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. — See Analyst's
Report.
REMOVAL OF DUST.— During the year ending 25th March,
1882, the dust on the whole has been fairly removed from the
Parish, and there has been a slight decrease in the number of
applications for the removal of dust from private dwellings than in
the previous year.