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Bacteriological Examinations.
Facilities are still afforded to practitioners to have swabbings from
throats of doubtful cases of Diphtheria, and specimens of blood from
doubtful cases of Typhoid Fever bacteriologically examined. (See pages
91 and 95.)
Arrangements are still made that the positive results of bacteriological
examinations are communicated to the medical officers of the
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Fever Hospitals at the time when the
removals of patients are telephoned or by letter afterwards if the result
be not to hand at time of removal, or if the removal has not been
effected through the Public Health Department.
Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Two cases of scarlet fever, one of typhoid fever, one of membranous
croup, one of erysipelas, and four cases of measles were connected with
milkshops in Poplar. Eleven cases of scarlet fever, and one of measles
were connected with milkshops in Bromley. One case of scarlet fever
was connected with like premises in Bow. The sale of milk was stopped
until after the premises and utensils had been disinfected.*
Fifty-two premises with outworkers were† connected with infectious
cases notified, 15 in Poplar, 27 in Bromley, and 10 in Bow—37 scarlet
fever, 10 diphtheria, 1 typhoid fever, 4 erysipelas.
No notices were served under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
Sections 108 and 110, but, where there was any risk of infection the work
was discontinued, and any work found on the premises was disinfected
before being returned. Twenty-nine cases of measles‡ (6 Poplar, 7
Bromley, and 16 Bow) were also connected with outworkers' premises,
and where work was found on the premises it was disinfected before being
returned if there were any likelihood of infection, but there is no power
to prevent work being executed on outworkers' premises where measles
exists.
For notices which had been received from Port Sanitary Authorities
respecting passengers coming to the Borough of Poplar see page 82.
* See page 124. † See pages 109, 115 and 116. ‡ See page 98.