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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1911
Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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the faeces or uterine discharges of such diseased animal. We are convinced that
measures for securing the prevention of ingestion of living bovine tubercle
bacilli with milk would greatly reduce the number of cases of abdominal and
cervical gland tuberculosis in children, and that such measures should include the
exclusion from the food supply of the milk of the recognisably tuberculous cow,
irrespective of the site of the disease, whether in the udder or in the internal
organs."
The report of the Royal Commission indicates the need for more ample
powers than are now possessed for the exclusion of tuberculous milk from
London, and the desirableness of the continual exercise of existing powers until
the subject can be dealt with in a comprehensive manner by Parliament.
GLANDERS, ANTHRAX AND HYDROPHOBIA IN MAN.
No notifications were received.
BACTERIOLOGY.
| District. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Consumption. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. | Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. | Number Submitted. | Result of Examination. | |
| 7 bacilli not found | ||||||
| 21 bacilli found | ||||||
DISINFECTIONS.
| District. | Rooms. | Bedding, &c. Number of Articles. | Number of Persons using Shelter. |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | |||