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Medical Examinations. I have made examinations of persons, four in number, namely : — For the Valuation Department, Dunedin. For the Inspector of Factories, Invercargill. For the District Engineer, Dunedin. For the tree-planting camp, of a consumptive. Pathological Examinations. Microscopic examinations were made for medical men as follows :— Sputa— Pus from pleural cavity— Tuberculous .. .. .. 9 Non-tubercular (?) .. .. 1 Pneumonic .. .. .. 7 Membrane from throat— Bronchitic .. .. ..5 Diphtheritic .. .. ..3 Influenza (?) .. .. .. 1 Negative .. .. .. 2 Special Subjects Investigated. The following special examinations were conducted by District Health Officer :— Oyster-storage beds at Bluff. Four times. , Night-soil depots at various localities. Three times. Infectious-disease hospitals at Dunedin, Invercargill, Riverton, and Kaitangata. Consumption sanatoria, in operation or proposed, at Rock and Pillar, Palmerston South, Invercargill, and Riverton. Maternity Hospital at Dunedin. Twice. Work done by Sanitary Inspectors. The following list gives a general summary of the work done as shown by the Inspector's reports :— General inspections —premises, nuisances, &c. .. . . . . .. 5,474 Food-shops inspected . . .. .. .. .. .. 385 Hotels and boardinghouses .. .. . . .. .. .. 209 Factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 105 The above figures include a number of house-to-house inspections, distributed as follows : City of Dunedin and suburbs, 1,800 premises visited, of which 594 showed sanitary defects, or 33 per cent. House-to-house inspections were made in the following country towns :— Number of Number of PerHouses. Defects. centage Edendale .. .. .. .. ..72 50 69-4 Gore .. .. .. .. ..700 542 77-4 „ suburbs .. .. .. 143 75 52-3 Lawrence .. .. .. .. 267 168 62-5 Mataura .. .. .. .. 285 211 74-0 Orepuki .. .. .. .. 131 58 44-2 Otautau .. .. .. .. 150 102 68-0 Owaka .. .. .. .. 101 14 13-8 Riversdale .. .. .. .. 77 39 50-6 Waitahuna .. .. .. .. .. 48 15 31-2 Waitahuna Gully .. .. .. 28 7 25-0 Winton .. .. .. .. ..100 88 88-0 suburbs .. .. .. 48 26 54-0 Wyndham .. .. .. .. ..154 110 71-4 Balfour .. .. .. .. 53 26 49-0 Nightcaps . . .. .. .. 105 61 58-0 Waikaia .. .. .. .. 84 65 77-3 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,546 1,657 Investigations into infectious disease were made in regard to 691 premises, and disinfections were made in 418 cases. Public schools were disinfected in 10 instances. Clerical Work. Letters written by District Health Officer .. .. .. .. 319 Inspectors . . .. .. .. .. .. 220 Special reports were made as follows : — To Chief Health Officer .. .. .. .. .. ..14 To County Clerks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 To Town Clerks .. .. .. . . .... 7 Orders to provide for infectious diseases were sent to— Otago Hospital Board (tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 38 ~ (scarlet fever) . . .. .. .. .. 51 >, (measles) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ~ (enteric fever) .. .. .. .. .. 1 Southland Hospital Board (tuberculosis) .. .. .. ~ .. 3

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