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483 cases of contagious diseases were reported to the Sanitary
Department, of which 30 were cases of small-pox. 23 of the
small-pox cases were removed to Hospital, 6 were not removed
and 1 died. Much care was taken to prevent the spread of this
disease by isolating the sick and disinfecting the houses.
Number of infected beds disinfected at the Vestry's
disinfecting oven during the above period 158
Ditto pillows ditto 296
Ditto mattrasses ditto 94
Ditto bolsters ditto 67
Ditto other articles ditto 1,027
Making a total of 1,642 articles disinfected.
ARTICLES OF FOOD, &c., condemned and destroyed by me
as being unfit for human consumption :—
3 trunks of plaice.
156 rabbits.
7 lobsters.
2 boxes of bloaters.
5 dozen haddocks.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.—See Analyst's
Report.
REMOVAL OF DUST.—During the year ending 25th March,
1883, 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 removal of duet from private dwellings than in the
previous year.