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Officers. As circumstances warrant, the School or Home is visited
by the Sanitary Inspector or Health Visitor, and in certain cases
by the Medical Officer of Health.
In February I received information relating to a female,
employed as a daily help, who was supposed to be suffering from
influenza. Upon further enquiries being made, and a communication
being sent to the private medical attendant, it was ascertained
that this patient was suffering from Psittacosis, and that she had
been in contact with a family at Barking, where there had been a
case of this disease. Thorough cleansing of the premises was
carried out, and observation kept until the recovery of the patient.
6. Disinfection by the Local Authority is carried out of
premises and articles after the notification of infectious diseases,
and also, upon request, after fatal cases of cancer. In the case of
deaths from tuberculosis, the premises are visited by the Sanitary
Inspectors, who arrange for the necessary disinfection to take
place. Six verminous premises were disinfected during the year
under the Public Health Acts, and in the School Medical Service
Section will be found a record of the number of children cleansed
under the Education Act, Section 87.