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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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time to dispose of them during the fishing, were sent over to the common 

 court, to which, for the same reason, a not inconsiderable number of 

 special-court cases were referred. Tlie management of the examinations 

 by the common court will cost much more to the public treasury than 

 by the associate judge; the chief inspector for two years has proposed 

 to act on the budget, and during the fishing this year applied for it. On 

 account of these increased expenses for the criminal fund the superior 

 magistrate in the district of Nordland, so far as I know, has undertaken 

 to obtain, through the department of justice, the necessary judicial 

 assistance during the fishery. If such help can be had iu this way it 

 will be unnecessary to apply for any associate judge until the fishing 

 begins. In the contrary event I cannot sufficiently emphasize the neces- 

 sity of appointing such a one as soon as the number of cases demands 

 it, although there is no license. 



A. J. Sand, director of inspection in the district of Skroven and 

 Ostnaesfjord, brought, as physicians, O. Ch. Chr. Eger, district physician 

 iu Vaagen and the rest of the districts of Svolvaer, Vaagen,and Hopen, 

 U. F. M. Poppe, of the medical corps of Henningsvier district, Medical 

 Candidate H. Kjlesberg of the Ure and Stamsund districts, D. F. Schu- 

 macher, district jjhysician in Buksnses in the district of Balstad, and 

 H. Ommundsen, district physician of Flakstad and its dependencies. 

 From March 20 Medical Candidate E. Eode took charge for a week of the 

 medical inspection in Svolv.ner district, and later of Hopen district also. 

 From February 23 Ch. A. Sellseg, district physician in Ofoten, took 

 charge of the medical inspection in Vaero and Rost. 



The table below shows the number of sick treated in the different 

 medical districts : 



The number of patients in proportion to the fishermen, seamen, 

 and other tradesmen present was larger than in any of the four preced- 

 ing years, namely, 13.5 per cent. The number of cases of diarrhoea, 

 chills and fever was greater than usual. The cases of chills may possibly 

 in part be attributed to the want of proper house-room, since, on account 

 of the overcrowding in many places, it was necessary to house the in- 

 coming fishermen in lofts and cow-houses (even pig-pens and summer 

 cow-pens were not refused). The diarrhoea indeed had its origin partly 



