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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 and also sputum from suspected tuberculous
patients bacteriologically examined. (See pages 123, 119 and 24.)
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 measles was connected with a milkshop in Poplar. No
infectious cases were connected with milkshops in Bromley. Two cases
of measles, and one of erysipelas, were connected with like premises in
Bow. The sale of milk was stopped until after the premises and utensils
had been disinfected.*
Fifteen premises with outworkers were† connected with infectious
cases notified, two in Poplar, seven in Bromley, and six in Bow—four
scarlet fever, five diphtheria, one typhoid fever and five 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. Thirteen cases of measles were connected with
out-workers' premises—three Poplar, three Bromley, and seven Bow.
For notices which had been received from Port Sanitary Authorities
respecting passengers coming to the Borough of Poplar see page 105.
Suggested Notification of Leprosy.
The Greenwich Borough Council called attention to cases of Leprosy
in London, including a case in Greenwich, and suggested to the London
County Council that an Order should be made applying throughout
London to the disease, the notification, disinfection, and precautionary
sections of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. The support of the
Council to such proposal was desired. The Public Health and Housing
Committee recommended the Council that the proposal be supported.
* See page 159. † See page 149.