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187
St. Marylebone 10
Stepney 5
St. Pancras 1
Tottenham 4
Wandsworth 2
Westminster 2
Total 696
Outworkers' addresses received in error from other Boroughs,
etc., and forwarded to the proper destination :—
1 forwarded to Camberwell
145 ,, „ Hackney.
15,,Islington
5 ,, ,, Tottenham.
1 ,, ,, Wood Green.
2 ,, ,, Hornsey.
Total 169
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
346 cases were notified during the year, and in every instance
an inspection of the infected premises was made; 4.2 intimation
notices were served for insanitary conditions found.
All the houses where the cases of infectious illness occurred have
been disinfected; 203 by the Department. and the remainder under
the supervision of the Medical Practitioner attending the case. The
bedding, clothing, etc., were removed, steam disinfected, and returned
in 178 instances. 184 patients were removed to Hospital.
It was found necessary to strip and cleanse 22 rooms after
removal 01 recover of patients.
14 books which had been borrowed from the Public Library
were collected from infected houses, disinfected, and returned to the
Public Library