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his high appreciation of the valuable assistance of
Mr. Rowsell, our Food Inspector, whose intimate knowledge
of local conditions was most helpful. Twentyseven
fried fish shops were visited, the extent of the
business done enquired into, and the number of the
customers at each, who had suffered from Enteric, was
determined. It was found as a fact that forty-nine out
of fifty sufferers had obtained fried fish from one or
other of three shops, at each of which "late steamer
fish" was cooked. Full details will be found in
Dr. Hamer's report.
TYPHOID CARRIERS.
Occasionally a person who has suffered from Typhoid
Fever, and who is apparently quite well, continues to
excrete the specific germ of the disease either in the
urine or in the faeces, and this condition may persist for
an indefinite period It appears that about two per
cent, of the convalescents from Typhoid may be in this
condition. It is, of course, impossible to keep these
people in Hospital for years, though they may be capable
of spreading infection. Since this condition has
been recognized, it has been the custom to examine the
dejecta of all typhoid patients at the Asylums Board
Hospitals prior to discharge; and should the specific
germ persist, a notification to this effect is sent to the
Medical Officer of Health of the district to which such
person is proceeding. Two such cases were reported to
me last year:—E. W. was removed to Hospital on September
6th 1910, suffering from Enteric Fever, she was
discharged on November 16th. S. A. was removed on
September 29th, 1910, and discharged December 7th,