Department, to Improve matters, AL the end of the year it may be said that the squatter hut centres are ina fairly satisfactory state from a sanitary. standpoint; they are being gradually" supplanted, however, by Industries and trades, sone of which ome under the heading of "offensive Wades." Biforts have been made to Improve the insanitary conditions tis created, but due to the leg conditions existing, in this ely aifticult to Mowever, With the increase of population la April due to foreign and Japanes2- owned mills resuming operation, it was decided to re-open the No. 6 Esstern Branch, Health fee, and early in the spring, fly and mosquito prevention work Were recommenced fand continued throughout the summer, Two other branch health offices were reopened in the district during May.
The sanitary condition of the district during the second half of the year was maintained at a high level. and the incidence of communicable diseases was unusually low for this particular are
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