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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 52, 136 and 139.)
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.
Three cases of scarlet fever, one diphtheria and one erysipelas, were
connected with milkshops in Poplar. One case of scarlet fever was connected
with a milkshop in Bromley. One case of scarlet fever and two of
diphtheria were connected with like premises in Bow. The sale of milk
was stopped until after the premises and utensils had been disinfected.*
Thirty-one premises with outworkers were† connected with infectious
cases notified, five in Poplar, eight in Bromley, and eighteen in Bow—
twenty scarlet fever, eight diphtheria, 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. Two cases of measles were connected with
out-workers' premises—none Poplar, none Bromley, and two Bow.
For notices which had been received from Port Sanitary Authorities
respecting passengers coming to the Borough of Poplar see page 118.
Removal Difficulties; Scarcity of Nurses; Metropolitan Asylums
Board.
On November 1st a letter was received from the Clerk of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board stating that the difficulty experienced by the
Managers in obtaining nurses in sufficient numbers to meet the demands
*See page 176. † See page 165.