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13.—By the courtesy of the Wharf and Cleansing Department
and of the Cleansing Superintendent, arrangements were
made for the daily removal of household refuse in the
affected area.
14.—The use of common wash-houses was discouraged.
Householders were advised to do the weekly washing in
their own kitchens.
15.—All the cases discharged cured from hospital were visited
and instructed as to the precautions to be observed. A
suitable leaflet was left with each patient explaining the
circumstances.
Diagnosis.—Specimens of blood in suspected cases of typhoid
fever are examined free of charge at the Public Health Department.
In 1911, nineteen specimens of blood were received—ten
gave a positive Widal reaction, the rest were negative.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
General Considerations.—The diseases now notifiable under
Section 55 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, are small
pox, cholera, diphtheria or membranous croup, erysipelas, scarlet
fever, typhus, relapsing, continued and puerperal fevers.
Cerebro spinal fever, polio-myelitis, polio-encephalitis,
ophthalmia neonatorum, glanders, anthrax and hydrophobia in
man are likewise notifiable in London, under an order of the
London County Council, under Sections 55 and 56 of the Public
Health (London) Act.