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legal procedure is necessary in the first instance, is the
matter reported to the Council and a statutory notice asked for.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1926.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES - INVESTIGATIONS AMD DISINFECTIONS.
The Infectious Diseases enumerated below have been
investigated and reported upon to your Medical Officer of Health;Scarlet
Fever 70; Diphtheria 6; Erysipelas 14; and Pulmonary
Tuberculosis 15.
91 houses were disinfected wherein cases of Notifiable
Infectious Diseases occurred, and bedding sent to be steam
disinfected in certain cases.
In addition 5 houses were disinfected on request, after
cases of non-notifiable diseases. In such cases a charge of
5/- is made to cover labour and material.
46 library books from infected houses were disinfected or
destroyed.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
The number of persons registered to sell milk is twentyone,
viz:-
13 Dairies and Cowsheds.
8 Mlkshops and Purveyors of Milk.
Thirty-five inspections were made, and particular attention
paid to the hygienic essentials necessary for a pure milk
production and distribution.
Eleven Licences were granted to sell milk 'under the Milk
(Special Designations) Order 1936, viz:-
Tuberculin Tested 5
Accredited 1
Pasteurised 5
Seventeen samples of milk were obtained and taken to the
Hill End Hospital Laboratory for examination, viz:-