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Infectious Diseases in Milk hops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Three cases of infectious disease (scarlet fever) were connected with
milkshops in the Borough : 0 in Poplar ; 3 in Bromley ; and 0 in Bow.
The sale of milk was stopped until after the premises and utensils had
been disinfected.
Nineteen premises with outworkers were connected with infectious
cases notified : 5 (scarlet fever) in Poplar, 6 (5 scarlet fever and 1 diphtheria)
in Bromley, and 8 (5 scarlet fever, 2 diphtheria, and 1 erysipelas)
in Bow.
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 cases of measles were connected with outworkers'
premises.
DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT.
Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected.

Other articles also passed through the Council's apparatus, from
the Shelter, Glaucus Street, disinfectors' clothing, overalls, drop-sheets,
etc., to the number of 22,291 and 69,905 articles of clothing from verminous
persons were disinfected
Making a total of 131,773 articles