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from the staff in question. The presence of a symptomless excretor
in a bakery was considered to have triggered off the outbreak. Of
the remaining cases six were due to Salmonella typhi-murium, Salmonella
Heidelberg and Salmonella Brandenberg were isolated each in
one case, while no organisms were found in the remaining nine cases.
Smallpox
Three families who had been in contact with a case of smallpox
in another borough were kept under careful surveillance but were
found to be unaffected. Vaccination was arranged where necessary.
LOSS OF EARNINGS - LONDON COUNTY
COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1959
This Act enables local authorities to pay compensation for loss
of earnings in special circumstances to contacts of infectious diseases
who are required by the Medical Officer of Health to stop work in
order to prevent the spread of infection.
It was not necessary to implement this provision during 1960.