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Infectious
Diseases.
A letter was received by your Committee
from the Clerk to the County Council, asking for information
as to what profit had accrued in this Parish from the
transmission of certificates relating to children attending
schools as to infectious diseases. Your Committee referred
this letter to the Medical Officer of Health and received
the following report thereon:—
"In reply to the communication of Mr. De la Hooke,
dated June 27th, I have to say that ever since the beginning
of the year the certificates to which he refers have been
duly sent to the head masters of schools. I believe this
proceeding has resulted in checking the attendance at
school of many children who otherwise would have attended.
But I cannot say whether or not it has had any important
influence in arresting the spread of scarlet fever or other
notifiable diseases.
"J. S. BRISTOWE,
"Medical Officer of Health"
Your Committee recommended:—That a Copy of this
report be sent to the Clerk of the Council.
Insanitary
Houses.
A letter was received from the St.
Saviour's District Board of Works forwarding copy
of a resolution passed by that Board in favour of a
Bill being introduced into Parliament on the earliest
possible opportunity to compel the owners of insanitary
house property (occupied or empty), to put same in
thorough repair, and failing the necessary work being done
within three months of notice given, the Local Authorities
shall have power to do the repairs themselves, and for the