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Outworkers addresses received in error from other Boroughs,
etc., and forwarded to their proper destination:—
45 forwarded to Hackney.
2 ,, „ Islington.
3 „ ,, Tottenham.
Total 50
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Four hundred and thirty-six cases were notified during the year
and in most instances an inspection of the infected premises was
made.
All the houses where the cases of infectious illness occurred have
been disinfected; 375 by the Department, and the remainder under
the supervision of the Medical Practitioner attending the case. The
bedding, clothing, &c., were removed, steam disinfected, and returned
in 363 instances. 314 patients were removed to Hospital.
It was found necessary to strip and cleanse 32 rooms after
removal or recovery of patients.
Three hundred books which had been borrowed from the
Public Library were collected from infected houses, disinfected, and
returned to the Public Library.