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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL
POWERS) ACT, 1928, SECTION 28.
Care of Aged and Infirm Persons.
During the year, it was found necessary in three
cases to apply for a magistrate's order for the removal
to hospital of aged and infirm persons found
to be living under insanitary conditions and not
receiving proper care and attention.
FOOD POISONING.
Food Poisoning has been notifiable throughout
London since 1932. During the past year, 27 cases
were notified. Of these cases, 15 were attributed to
eating fish and 11 to meat and 1 to doughnuts.
The cases were all isolated ones except for a group
of 3 attributed to fish. 21 of the notifications were
received from one medical practitioner.
CARE OF THE FEET.
The local privately conducted Foot Clinic has
now been closed.