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Another contact came into the borough, stayed a very short
time, and left for Cornwall before he was visited. His address
in CornwaJl could not be obtained.
The remaining two—a man and his wife, gave a false Finsbury
address—at a factory.
The four contacts therefore were not seen.
It would certainly appear that further powers are desirable to
deal effectively with this violation of precautionary sanitary
procedure.
MEASLES AND HOOPING COUGH.
Measles.—This disease is not notifiable. In 1911 notice of 384
cases was received from the London County Council Education
Department, from head teachers of schools, from school visitors,
from doctors, from other borough councils, from relieving officers,
from registrars of births and deaths, from sanitary inspectors,
superintendents of dwellings, and from parents and guardians.
The sections of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, which
refer to the cleansing and disinfection of premises and materials,
and to contact with, or exposure of, infected persons and things,
have been extended to measles. These are Sections 60-65, 68-70,
and 72-74.
By the Metropolitan Asylums (Measles) Order, 1911, dated
May 30th, 1911, the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board
were made available for the reception of non-pauper cases of
measles.
The age incidence and the ages at death from 1903 to 1911,
are shown in the subjoined tables :—