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CITY OF PORT ADELAIDE
57
DEATHS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Phthisis 20; Measles 6; Puerperal Septicaemia 2.
Total 28.
RAT DESTRUCTION.
The Ratcatcher (Mr. J. Hannaford) reports for the
year as follows.
Rats caught
2,248
Tr.-ips set
11,860
Bait laid
'....
76 lbs.
All rars caught appeared to be in a healthy condi
tion. 28 dozen Ijottles of rat poison were issued free of
charge.
REPORTS.
Chief-Inspector Wilson reports as follows:—
1,259 inspections have been made.
263 notices have been served.
224 notices have been complied with.
4S3 building applications have been dealt with.
538 inspections have been made of buildings in
course of erection.
14 Rooms have been disinfected.
15 cases of infectious disease have been
\-isitcd.
S'stor Tail reports as follows:—
1,159 visits were made to cases of infectious
disease.
25 visits were made to schools.
126 rooms were disinfected.
The following specimens were forwarded to the
Adelaide Hospital for examination:—
142 throat and nasal swabs where Diptheria
was suspected, and in 11 cases Diptheria
Bacilli were detected.
25 specimens of sputum in 7 of which Tub
ercle Bacilli were present.