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Agreement with the London County Council to Bath Inmates
from Common Lodging Houses from without the Borough
of Poplar.
The agreement with the London County Council for the cleansing
at the Borough Council's Cleansing Station, of verminous inmates of
common lodging-houses, expired on the 22nd July, 1915, and it was
renewed for a period of three years.
The agreement provides that the Council shall cleanse free of charge
any inmate of a common lodging-house in the Borough, and at a charge
to the County Council of one shilling any inmate of a common lodginghouse
outside the Borough, sent to the Cleansing Station by the London
County Council.
PORT SANITARY NOTICES.
Information was reoeived on 12th April from the Port Medical
Officer for Southampron that two seamen ex S.S. Dover Castle had been
in contact with a case of small pox. They were proceeding to an address
in this Borough ; on being visited they were found to be in good health.
Notice was received form the Port Medical Officer for Southampton
on 17th July that 11 persons were proceeding to addresses in this
Borough from the S.S. Glengorm Castle; a case of small pox had occurred
on board.
PLAGUE.
No case of this disease was notified during the year.
ANTHRAX, GLANDERS, AND HYDROPHOBIA IN MAN.
Anthrax ; London Notification of Glanders Order, 1907 ;
Hydrophobia.
Anthrax.
(1) A patient, aged 50 years, of Devons Road, Bromley. Notified
6th June. Case was removed to London Hospital on 6th June. The
patient worked at home as a brush-maker.