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With a view to checking the spread of epidemic disease it
has been the practice for many years for the Medical Officer
of Health, on receiving information of the occurrence of infectious
disease in the family of a scholar, to send a red-coloured Notice
to the Head Teacher of the School attended (Day School and
Sunday School) recommending the exclusion of children coming
from the infected home. The 'Red Notice' is subsequently followed
by a 'White Notice' freeing the family from quarantine on the
completion of the necessary isolation and the official disinfection of
the premises. Each school is provided with a supply of disinfectants
for genera! or special use by the Education Authority.
It was not found necessary to order the closure of any School,
or part of a School, on account of infectious disease, or for any
other reason.
The water supply at all the Schools is taken from the mains
of the Metropolitan Water Board, and no complaint has been
received as to the quality of the water.
Places of Public Amusement.
Ministry of Health Circular 120 of 1920.
One hundred and forty-four visits have been made to places
of public amusement. Conditions generally in such places are
improving, but the ventilation of certain cinemas still leaves room
for improvement.
Smoke Abatement.
Public Health Act, 1875.
Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926.
One prosecution was initiated in respect of a large confectionery
factory resulting in an Order to Abate. The firm concerned
made various improvements to their boiler plant, and no further
action has been necessary.
Eighteen Notices of Offence were served in respect of observed
offences, and in most cases improvement followed.
One Statutory Notice was served by authority of the Council;
this concerned an electrical generating plant, and the necessary
improvement followed.
Forty-one observations of factory chimneys were taken, one
hundred and twenty-nine visits to boiler plants were made, mostly
of an instructional nature.
The large waste food product factory dealing with fish waste,
etc., referred to in the last Annual Report continues to be run on
very efficient lines. The method of dealing with fumes from
digesters and cookers still proves highly satisfactory.
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