67 WORKSHOPS, Blacksmiths Workshops.

The following is a note of the amount of new work or existing stock exten¬ sively renewed.

Conservancy lorries . . . . . . . . 11 Refuse trollies . . . . . . . . 2 Axles for lorries . . .. . . . . 13 Axles for 4 wheeled carts . . . . . . 20 Public refuse bins (conical) . . . . 17 Public refuse bins (square) . . .. 1 Tanks for washing buckets . . . . . . 11 The total number of general repairs executed was 5,800 while the general repairs to buckets were 16,200. 213 new hub bushes were cast for wheels of conservancy lorries and refuse carts and 10 new hubs were made.

In addition to the above, the following new stock was made for the provinces.

6 four wheeled all metal refuse carts 2 two wheeled all metal refuse carts 1 two wheeled water tank cart Carpenters Workshops, Eight new box carts were made in the carpenters workshops during the year, and 850 general repairs were carried out.

Saddlers Workshops.

16 sets of camel harness, and 11 sets of mule harness were made while 4,250 general repairs were carried out.

The supervision of these workshops is entirely in the hands of Mr. Boyle, Chief Sanitary Inspector, who also undertakes repairs to the Municipal Engineer’s vehicles. This work, which extends every year, is of very great value to the Province but is not strictly speaking part of the duties of a sanitary inspector. A proposal has been put forward to appoint an engineer for this work and thus release the Chief Sanitary Inspector for the important duties of food sampling and inspections in connection with dangerous drugs under the Public Health Ordinance.

RURAL DISTRICT, The farms in this district were inspected frequently throughout the year by the Rural District sanitary inspector and were reported to be in a generally satisfactory condition. Only one farm gave constant trouble owing to seepage from a canal which crossed a khor; at the close of the present season, arrange¬ ments will be made to put this canal in proper order.

Pools formed by the falling river as usual gave rise to considerable trouble, very heavy larval infections were found and dealt with. Four additional mosquito men "were added to the staff making six in all; these men under the British sanitary inspector are able to cover a distance of approximately 10 miles of river banks along the Main and Blue Niles in eight days. This period should and is being reduced to five days with further additions to the mosquito brigade.