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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
of the bowels is prevalent), by drinking unboiled milk obtained
from Tubercular cows.
10.—Boiling the milk, even for a minute, effectually destroy
any Tuberculosis germs that may be in it. ALL MILK
SHOULD THEREFORE BE BOILED BEFORE BEING
DRUNK.
11.—A consumptive mother should not suckle her baby.
P. CALDWELL SMITH,
Medical Officer of Health.
Public Health Department,
Huguenot Place, East Hill,
Wandsworth, S.W.
February, 1903.
During the year 88 cases were notified by medical practitioners,
five in Clapham, two in Putney, 15 in Streatham, eight
in Tooting, and 58 in Wandsworth.
In 69 of the cases special inquiries were made and the cards
l0eft at the premises. Of this number 37 died during the year, two
in Clapham, eight in Streatham, four in Tooting, and 23 in
Wandsworth.
Four of the cases were removed to the Union infirmary, five
removed to other places, and 23 are still living in the Borough
and kept under observation so that the necessary disinfection may
be carried out.
All the premises where a death occurred among the notified
cases were disinfected, and the rooms cleansed by the owners.
No difficulty was experienced in getting the cleansing done,
although in some instances disinfection was not carried out by the
sanitary staff of the Council.
The Sanitary inspectors were instructed to call at all
premises in which a death had occurred, and out of the 230 deaths,
the house was in 119 cases disinfected and cleansed by the
sanitary staff.
In a large number of cases the disinfection was carried out
privately after instructions by the medical attendant, and only in
a few cases was disinfection either refused or not carried out.