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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
124 and 120.)
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.
One case of scarlet fever, two cases of measles and one of erysipelas
were connected with milkshops in Poplar. Four cases of scarlet fever,
one of diphtheria, two of measles and one of typhoid fever were
connected with milkshops in Bromley. One case of scarlet fever, one of
diphtheria, four cases of measles, and one of typhoid fever, were connected
with like premises in Bow. The sale of milk was stopped until after
the premises and utensils had been disinfected.*
Seventeen premises with outworkers were† connected with infectious
cases notified, two in Poplar, eleven in Bromley, and four in Bow—
one smallpox, ten scarlet fever, two diphtheria, one puerperal fever and
three 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. No case of measles was connected with outworkers'
premises.
For notices which had been received from Port Sanitary Authorities
respecting passengers coming to the Borough of Poplar see page 104.
* See page 159. † See page 149.