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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 156, 142 and 46).
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 were connected with milkshops in Poplar.
Two cases of scarlet fever, one of diphtheria and four measles were
connected with milkshops in Bromley. One case of scarlet fever and
one of measles were connected with like premises in Bow. The sale of
milk was stopped until after the premises and utensils had been disinfected.*
Forty premises with outworkers were † connected with infectious
cases notified, six in Poplar, twelve in Bromley, and twenty-two in Bow—
eleven scarlet fever, eight diphtheria, two erysipelas, 18 measles and one
of cerebro-spinal meningitis.
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. Eighteen cases of measles were connected with
out-workers' premises—three Poplar, four Bromley, and eleven Bow.
For notices which had been received from Port Sanitary Authorities
respecting passengers coming to the Borough of Poplar see page 134.
London County Council and suggestion of new "Order" to
the Local Government Board re Infectious Diseases.
The following letter was submitted to the Public Health and Housing
Committee :—
Local Government Board,
Whitehall, S.W.
18th March, 1014.
Sir,
I am directed by the Local Government Board to state for the
information of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, that the Board
* See page194.
† See page 183.