Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1930]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    D-4-4 Paved Lane Cleaning and Paper Picking— (a) Personal Services . $ 3,250.81 (b) Outside Services . 127.29 - $ 3,378.10 D-4-6 Street Sprinkling and Flushing— (a) Personal Services . $ 702.14 (b) Outside Services . 53.20 (c) Material, Supplies and Repairs . 223.29 (d) Equipment, Additions and Replacements 2,705.65 (e) Fuel, Water, Light and jPower . 379.70 - $ 4,063.98 D-5-3 Cutting Noxious Weeds— (a) Personal Services ... $ 4,527.73 (b) Outside Services .. 482.51 (c) Material, Supplies and Repairs . 13.20 -$ 5,023.44 D-5-4 Yards Maintenance— (a) Personal Services . $ 844.01 (b) Outside Services .. 872.00 (c) Material, Supplies and Repairs . 59.40 (e) Fuel, Water, Light and Power . 438.06 - $ 2,213.47 Total Street Cleaning and Flushing $108,732.10 GRAND TOTAL $365,611.65 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES The total number of cases of communicable diseases was 4,552 and 167 deaths, against 9,134 cases and 202 deaths in 1929. TYPHOID FEVER The total number of cases of Typhoid Fever reported during the year was 15; deaths none, as compared with 38 cases and 5 deaths for 1929. Of the 15 cases notified, 4 were non-resident cases admitted to hos¬ pital for treatment; 4 received their infection whilst travelling outside the city; 7 received their infection from some source within the city; of this number 2 were infected by drinking river water whilst visiting boats which ply between lumber yards and the lakes. Others remained un traced. SMALLPOX Six cases were notified during the year. One was a non-resident case; the remaining 5 occurred in one home. These cases were brought