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he bought them he was informed they were too late for the Government
contract. The pawnbroker stated he would return the
blankets to the lirm who sold them to him.
As to the dates on which the blankets were sold, and to whom
they were sold, no information could be obtained from either tradesman.
The Medical Officer of the City of London was informed the
blankets had been disinfected and were about to be returned to his
district.
Upon the reception of the Public Health Committee's report,
referring to infected Army blankets, the Council resolved: "That
a strong representation be made to the War Office with regard to
the infected Army blankets referred to in the Report."
WATER SUPPLIES TO SCHOOLS.
The water supplies of the Hoard and private Schools were
inspected. Enquiries were made as to the number and cleansing
of the utensils used for drinking purposes. The reports of the
Sanitary Inspectors showed in some schools a most unsatisfactory
state of affairs in respect of the drinking utensils, inasmuch as
there are two or three cups for a large number of scholars, and
these cups are not properly cleansed. Children drinking out of
the same cups without the cups being properly cleansed must be
the means of causing diseases to spread, especially if a child be
suffering from an unrecognised infectious disease. How is this
state of affairs to lie remedied ? If there are cups, children will
drink out of them and not bother about rinsing them, as they do
not recognise the necessity for so doing; if there are no cups the
children will put their mouths to the nozzles of the taps. In some
schools it was noticed that the teachers had the water in the classrooms
and served it out; this seems a very wise proceeding. It