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measures are under consideration. The question of hospital
accommodation for the treatment of infectious disease is engaging
the attention of a special sub-committee. Supplies of disinfectants
for the use of the district have been placed under the charge of
the District Sanitary Inspector, to be used by him and his assistants
as occasion requires. The state of the houses of farm servants
and labourers in this district is being investigated by the sanitary
staff. The death rate is extremely low.

2nd DISTRICT.
Sanitary condition satisfactory. Very few cases of infectious
disease have occurred in this district. Death rate is much below
average death rate of country. The question of hospital accom-
modation is also engaging the attention of this committee, a sub-
committee having the matter under consideration. Disinfectants
have been provided for the use of the district. Sub-committees
have been appointed, and along with sanitary staff have in-
vestigated questions relating to water supply and drainage. The
Beauly Committee have given much attention to the sanitation of
that neighbourhood. They have endeavoured to improve the
supply of water, and to keep the village in a sanitary condition.
A proposal was made to bring, at village of Milton, Glen-Urquhart,
a new supply of water, but the inhabitants of the village being
consulted, they expressed a wish that matters in the meantime be
left as at present.

3RD DISTRICT.
Sanitary condition satisfactory. Several special enquiries
were made and reports furnished to District Committee by District
Medical Officer - as reports on outbreak of typhoid fever at Muir
of Feshie, on alleged pollution of River Nethy, on alleged pollution
of well at Abernethy Public School, on alleged pollution of
water supply of school at Laggan, and on outbreak of typhoid
fever at Moy. The District Committee have taken no steps to
provide accommodation for the treatment of infectious diseases,
but they have obtained supply of disinfectants for use of district.
They have approved of rules for the regulation of dairies and of
common lodging houses.

4TH DISTRICT.
This district differs from all the other districts in the County
of Inverness. The District Committee have not appointed a District
Medical Officer, and they have not adopted the Infectious Disease
Notification Act. I have, therefore, been able to obtain
accurate information as to the state of the district I have visited
some of the most insanitary portions of it, and have observed
more insanitary surroundings than I have seen in any other part
of the mainland. I have endeavoured to obtain as much informa-
tion as possible from the parish medical officers and the registrars,

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