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On 29th October notice was received from the Medical Officer of
Health for the Port of London that seven of the crew of the s.s. "Zara"
from Riga were proceeding to addresses in the Poplar Borough. The
notice was sent in consequence of Cholera in Russia.
Notice was received on 2nd, 7th, 9th, and 11th November from the
Port of London Sanitary Authority of twelve persons proceeding to the
Poplar district from the s.s. "Wolfe," "Jaffa," and "Romeo" from
Russia. All were traced and reported in good health, excepting one, who
did not arrive at the address given. The Port Medical Officer was duly
informed of this.
Notices were received on 4th and 8th December from the London
Port Medical Officer of Health of ten persons proceeding to the Poplar
district from the s.s. "Romeo" and s.s. "Sergei" from Riga, on account
of cholera in Russia. They all arrived and were in good health.
GLANDERS, ANTHRAX,* AND HYDROPHOBIA
IN MAN.
Proposed Extension of Section 55 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891. London (Notification of Glanders)
Order, 1907.
The Public Health and Housing Committee considered a communication
from the Local Government Board on the subject of representations
made by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries as to the desirability,
with a view to checking the spread of such diseases, of information being
afforded by the Medical Officer of Health to the Clerk to the Local
Authority under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, of cases or suspected
cases of glanders, anthrax and hydrophobia in man.
In order to afford this information the Local Government Board
stated it is necessary a means of notification should be adopted, and the
Board would be prepared to favourably consider an application for their
approval of a resolution of the Council for extending to the diseases in
* Woolsorter's disease, or splenic fever, or malignant pustule.