— 45 An additional meat and fish market for Khartoum North was approved during the year and is now under construction.

These matters are dealt with in greater detail later in this report.

LEGISLATION.

Regulations were published under the Public Health Ordinance 1924 preventing passenger vessels and barges making fast to the south bank of the Blue Nile between the British barracks and moghren quays.

Regulations under the Public Order Ordinance have been published prevent¬ ing the landing of firewood between the same points.

The object of these regulations was to minimise the risk of adult mosquitoes being imported into the town via the river, and also to prevent the nuisance of collections of natives in front of houses occupied by Europeans.

STAFF.

The attached table shows the distribution of staff in the Sanitary Service for this province.

DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF.

Locality British Sanitary Inspectors Native Over¬ seers Mosquito Men Conser¬ vancy Refuse Workshops Clerical Other Staff Headquarters and Khartoum . . 3 5 24 157 77 45 6 22* Khartoum North . . 1 2 7 39 29 6 1 3 Gmdurman.. 1 2 7 21 57 1 1 7 Rural District 1 — 6 1 1 — 2 Total 6 9 44 218 164 52 8 34 * Includes light railway squad.

EXPENDITURE.

The total expenditure on sanitary services for the year was £e.-25,915.

POPULATION.

The population of the province is estimated at 241,033 made up as follows : — Men Women Children Total Khartoum.. 11,989 11,518 17,253 40,760 Khartoum North. . 5,834 6,880 7,351 20,065 Omdurman. . 29,330 39,801 33,514 102,645 Rural District 23,060 29,487 25,016 77,563 Total 70,213 87,686 83,134 241,033