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taken in, and kept in a cool and well-ventilated place. No meat, fish,
or cheese should be kept in the same place as the milk. No milk
should be kept over night.
If condensed milk is employed, none but the best brands should be
used, and the tins kept in a cool, ventilated place while in use.
Fruit ought not to be given to infants, but if ripe and untainted it
may be given to elder children.
Great care should be exercised in keeping the house, and especially
the backyard, clean, and in not allowing waste vegetable matter or
food to lie about rotttng in the sun.
The W.C. should be well flushed down, and the seat and pan kept
thoroughly clean.
C. M. FEGEN,
Medical Officer of Health.
It is essential that whatever variety of fresh,
sterilised, or condensed milk is used, none but the best
should be taken, and this should be only used when
fresh or freshly prepared. All utensils should be kept
perfectly clean, having been rinsed with fresh cold water
after scalding with clean water.
In every case a careful enquiry was made, and
reference to Table XIII. in the Appendix will show the
circumstances, feeding, family history of the victims to
this, to some large extent, preventable disease in 1910.
The parishes and roads (or streets) invaded during the
past ten years will be found in Table XIV.
Scarlet Fever.
During the year 242 cases of Scarlet Fever were
notified, which is 30 more cases than was notified during
last year. Of these 242 cases the disease had a fatal
ending in only 12 cases. Two hundred and seven cases
were removed to the Isolation Hospital.