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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Dysentery.
11 cases were notified (three in Clapham, one in Putney, three
in Streatham, two in Tooting, and two in Wandsworth).
All the cases were males, and the disease was contracted during
Army service in the following war areas: in Egypt three, in
Salonica two, in Mesopotamia two, and one each in France, India,
Italy, and China.
None of the cases was engaged in the preparation of food or
drink for human consumption.
Trench Fever.
One case was notified, a soldier who contracted the disease in
France in 1917. The premises were thoroughly inspected and no
evidence of vermin could be obtained.
Bacteriological Aids to Diagnosis.
These have been utilised to a large extent during the year, and
a statement of the work carried out is given on page 109.
Contacts.
Careful inquiry is made with regard to contacts in every case
of infectious disease notified, and the necessary action taken.
79 adults had baths after being in contact with cases of Infectious
Disease, 70 on account of Scabies, two Puerperal Fever,
and three on account of their verminous condition.
Arrangements for Isolation.
Of the total number of cases of infectious diseases notified,
1,336, or 337 per cent., were removed to the Metropolitan Asylums
Board or other isolation hospitals. In all the cases kept at home
the isolation was carried out to my satisfaction.
Disinfection.
The total number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence
of cases of infectious disease was 4,620, (692 in Clapham, 233 in
Putney, 1,603 in Streatham, 907 in Tooting, and 1,185 in Wandsworth).