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Doubtless more than 31 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in tailors'
families, as the type of the disease was extremely mild, and probably
other cases may not have been recognised. Thus, there was the case of a
young woman, working as a tailoress, who was notified as suffering from
Scarlet Fever, the complaint having reached the stage when the skin
peels off. She had attended the out-patient department of a hospital at
the beginning of the illness, but there was then no clear indication of
the disease from which she was suffering. She did not return to the
hospital for three weeks, when her condition was at once detected, but
meanwhile. she had continued her work.
In connection with Laundries there were cases in two of the above
three classes:—
(a) (b) (c)
In Receiving Shops — — —
Mangling only — Scarlet Fever (1) —
Washing, Ironing, &c. Scarlet Fever (1) — 3
Statutory notices were served in respect of two laundries. One
laundry in which the conditions were unsatisfactory was closed
voluntarily.
In connection with proposed legislation dealing with home workers,
I submitted the following report to the Council:—
" Home Workers.—A Bill dealing with home workers was recently
before the Public Health Committee, but consideration of it was