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Forty-six of the Scarlet Fever, 18 of the Diphtheria, all of the Enteric, and 4 of the
Erysipelas cases were treated in Hospital.
One case notified as Diphtheria (in Victoria Ward), was reported not to be so.

Forty-six certificates of Infectious Disease have been sent to School Teachers, and
certificates of each case notified have been sent to each of the Public Libraries in the City.
Intimations have been received from School Teachers and others relating to 18 cases of Measles
5 of Mumps, and 11 of Chicken-pox.
One case of infectious disease was notified in a home worker's premises. Three persons
from infected houses were employed elsewhere in clothing trades, and in one instance a
workshop was located in another part of a house in which infectious disease occurred.
An unusual case of Diphtheria occurred in a young child 17 days old, the part affected
being the eye.
Five intimations of cases of Glanders in horses have been received from the Veterinary
Inspector of the County Council; this is done in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of
the new Order which came into force on the 1st January, 1908. The necessary steps in connection
with the outbreaks together with the cleansing and disinfection of the infected premises
are undertaken by the officers of the County Council.
In one instance, two men employed on infected premises were away ill, their medical
attendants were communicated with and apparently neither of them were suffering from
Glanders. In my Annual Report for 1905 (pp. 55, 56), in commenting on the deaths of two
persons in Westminster from this complaint, I drew attention to the desirability of intercommunication
between the County and Borough Councils in this matter.
4. Disinfection.—126 rooms were disinfected in 87 houses during the five weeks, and 3,437
articles were disinfected; 2,789 at Commercial Road Station, and 648 at Horse ferry Road
Station.