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Health of the District during the June Quarter.
The mortality from infectious diseases is somewhat higher
than the average, entirely owing to a widespread epidemic
of measles.
Although measles is not a notifiable disease, yet by Order
all other statutory obligations as to preventing spread of
infection are in force. It has been necessary to partially
close several of the most affected schools, yet, up to the
present the disease does not show definite signs of abatement.
There is no hospital provision for measles; although
such provision might not materially diminish the spread,
it would certainly diminish the mortality; at present the
majority of cases get unintelligent nursing, are housed
under defective hygienic conditions, and are not effectively
isolated.
All other infectious maladies are below the average.
(See curve opposite paye 66.)
Prosecution under the Public Health (London) Act.
The owner of No. 42, Lisson Grove was summoned for
disobedience of a notice to drain the premises.
The house is let on lease, and there was a dispute between
the lessor and the lessee as to liability. Both parties were
represented at the hearing. The fact of bad drainage was
not disputed, and the lessor consented to an order for the
work to be done within 28 days.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
A new departure has been taken during the last quarter.
The Inspectors have had directions to take samples
systematically from every milk and butter shop by means
of agents, without dividing the samples or going through
the red tape provided by the Act. It has long been