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One case of diphtheria and two of scarlet fever were connected
with milk shops in Bromley. The sale of milk was stopped until after
the premises and utensils had been disinfected.
Notices of 33 passengers had been received from Port Sanitary
Authorities (see pages 48, 49 and 50).
Four outworkers were connected with infectious cases notified, 2 in
Poplar and 2 in Bromley. The usual notice was given.
Difficulty was experienced in obtaining the removal of scarlet fever
and diphtheria cases, this was due to the loss of beds at the Gore Farm
Hospital, which were being prepared for the reception of small pox
convalescent patients, and also on account of certain accommodation
which was held in reserve for a possible outbreak of plague.
On the 5th October, four scarlet fever patients were waiting to be
admitted into the Asylums Board's Hospitals. One case had been
waiting six days, two cases three days, and one case two days,
On the 2nd November, four patients were waiting to be admitted
into the Asylums Board's Hospital; one case had been waiting five
days and three cases one day each. On account of the delay parents
called at the Public Health Offices and stated they would keep the
patients at home ; this no doubt, was due to the primary acute stage
being over and the patients appearing better, but the danger from
peeling then commences, not only to the patients by their incurring
the liability of complications, but to the public at large by the risk of
the disease spreading. There was not so much difficulty in obtaining
the removal of diphtheria patients.
DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
The following figures give the number of premises disinfected, and
the number of times the Board's apparatus was used for the three
parishes, some thousands of articles being disinfected.