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means certain - notification should continue.. On the other hand,
one cannot see why notification should be necessary so long as
scarlet fever retains its present mild form, since steps could
be very quickly taken to reintroduce notification of scarlet fever
if and when there was any indication that its virulence had changed.
In the meantime, we continue to carry out the instructions which
govern the notification of infectious diseases so far as lies
within our power. The fact that quite a number of especially
mild cases of scarlet fever never seem to come to our notice, and
the fact that an even greater number of cases of food poisoning
and dysentery never even reach the doctor" s surgery does not
seem to have made any appreciable impact upon the occurrence or
spread of these diseases.
DISINFECTION AND DIS INFESTATION
The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfection Station
was as follows:-
Articles disinfected 76
Articles destroyed 30
22 rooms were disinfected on account of infectious disease.
16 premises were disinfested on account of the presence of
vermin, which involved the disinfestation of 32 rooms.
158 premises were treated for infestations of cockroaches,
wasps, ants, flies, bluebottles, fleas, beetles, bees.,
moths, lice, silver fish, maggots and woodworm.
68 library books were brought to the Department during the
year for disinfection.
The Council's bedding van, after a useful life of twelve
years, has been replaced by a new vehicle fitted with an insectproof
partition between the cabin and the body of the van. The
floor is made of impervious material.
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