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CONFERENCE re SPREAD OF SMALL-POX BY VAGRANTS.
A conference was convened by the London County
Council in November, Mr. Pinborn, together with your Town
Clerk and Medical Officer of Health being deputed to attend.
A long discussion took place as to the danger which was
occasioned by the freedom with which persons of the vagrant
class were permitted to roam about the country generally.
Many resolutions were passed, the chief object of which
was to obtain legislation which would provide more effective
measures than at present exist for the prevention of the spread
of infectious diseases by vagrants.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Facilities are now given for the bacteriological examination,
without charge, in cases of suspected Diphtheria, Typhoid
Fever and Phthisis. This is a measure which I venture to think
will be greatly appreciated by the medical practitioners of the
Borough, many of whom have already availed themselves of the
assistance offered in the diagnosis of doubtful cases.
BACTERIOSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF MILK.
In December, 1904, the necessary arrangements were
made for the bacterioscopic examination of milk. I regard this
as an important measure and one which enables us to make more
complete examination of samples we may suspect to be
unwholesome.
GENERAL SANITARY INSPECTION.
A detailed summary of the routine sanitary inspection is
set out in Table 28.