"The report goes on to state that the activities of the Disinfection [Station were satisfactorily accom-[plished by three cadets, two steam ldisingectors proving very ficient. During the period from October, 1930, 10 September, 1940, 684,976 Ipersons were vaccinated' against lsamlipox, exceeding the previous. record number by 6,963, The Mobile [Unit performed vaccinations various factories and other centres) throughout the season, During the period from December, 939, to November, 1940, 526,522 persons' were inoculated against' cholera, 16,143 less than in the previous year, The decrease is accounted for by the fact that cholera did not reach jepidemie proportions, Many pre~ [ventive measures against the disease Jwere undertaken. The Malaria Prevention Unit,.also covered a wide field of activity, paying special attention to the' abolition of the investigated by the Adult Mosquito Extermination Squad, and various control measures instituted, Large numbers of mosquito fish were dis~ tributed in danger areas around the "Squatter huts have continued to Increase and in spite of demolition fby the Public Works Department the situation has deteriorated rather than show approximately 11,400 huts with a popula. tion of 110,000 distributed over the Jwhole of the Western District mainly outside Settlement limits, and it is estimated that a 25 per cent. increase jin the squatter huts and squatters has occurred, Particularly noticeable this connection are the insanitary unauthorised structures and buildings that appear almost overnight—causing serious obstruction to alleyways, and constituting at all times a serious. fire risk:
"Fires have occurred, on several Joccasions with fatal consequences, Jentirely demolishing squatter villages, [but within a few hours the huts have again been re-erected,
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