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considerable extent common lodging-houses; and cases of the disease
have also been notified by the Lady Almoner of St. George's Hospital.
The cases were visited at their homes by the lady sanitary
inspector, and leaflets of precautions, pocket spittoons, disinfectants,
and fibre handkerchiefs were distributed where considered necessary.
Puerperal Fever.—Eleven cases of this disease were notified in
1905, as against 7 in 1904, but in two cases the women, who lived
in Chelsea, were confined in hospitals outside the Borough, and therefore
did not contract the infection in Chelsea. Only one case proved fatal.
Under an arrangement made with the London County Council, the
authority for administering the Midwives Act, means are now provided
by this Department for disinfecting the clothing and instruments of any
certificated midwife that may be in attendance, as well as the bedding
and room occupied by the patient. Instructions are also given to the
midwife as to when she is at liberty to resume her avocation.