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service is taken by the resident Medical Practitioners. In
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any instance in which Diphthera has occurred in families
and in which it has been considered necessary so to do,
swabs have been taken from the whole of the inmates of the
house and forwarded for examination. It is my custom to
arrange for the attendance at this office of the children of
the less well-to-do families, with a view to saving the expense,
which would otherwise be incurred, and in this respect
45 swabs were taken during the year.
Very little use has so far been made of the tests known
as the Schick and Dick tests in Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever respectively.
PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS SUBJECT TO
CONTROL BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS, AND COMMON
LODGING-HOUSES.
There are no premises in the District which come within
either of these classifications.
TENTS, VANS, AND SHEDS.
The development of the District, with its consequent
removal of their accustomed haunts, has compelled the
tribes or wandering nomads, from whom this District has
suffered so much in days gone by, to seek fresh fields and
pastures new.
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
The only Offensive Trades carried out in the Wembley
district are those of Fish- Frying and Fat Extraction.
There were during the year six shops registered for the
purpose of fish frying in the district. They are frequently
inspected and are well conducted, Every application for
permission to establish a Fish Frying business is very carefully
scrutinized by the Council, consideration being given
to the special need and to the exact locality.
We seldom receive any complaints now.
No complaints were received in the case of the business
of Fat Extraction during the year.
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