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(1) A circular letter was sent to all practitioners in the
area drawing their attention to the increasing
incidence of the disease and offering to see doubtful
cases or have them admitted to Hospital for observation.
(2) The supervision of all contacts and in the case of
school children their exclusion from school for a
period of three weeks. Advice to food producers and
distributors to exclude contacts in their employment.
(3) An article published in the local press giving general
advice to parents.
(4) Hospitals were advised not to undertake tonsillectomy
and dental extractions were limited to the relief of
pain. (Experience has shown, both here and in
America, that a person who has a raw area in the
throat or mouth following operation is more susceptible
to this disease.)
(5) Samples were taken from the water in the swimming
pools at Mill Hill and Hendon and proved highly
satisfactory. In addition, the Borough Engineer and
Surveyor co-operated in the following actions:—
Swimming Pools.
(a) Stepping up the chlorine concentration
to about .5 per million and ensuring that
it never fell below .2.
(b) Avoidance of overcrowding, particularly
in the changing rooms.
(c) The giving of special attention to cleanliness,
particularly in changing rooms.
(d) Endeavouring to avoid children spending
the day in the pools and becoming
physically exhausted.
Pig Bins.
A more frequent clearance was arranged
in an endeavour to mitigate the fly nuisance.