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Doctor was called in to sec her on Monday, January 20th, who had her immediately
taken to the London Hospital The diagnosis of Anthrax was confirmed by
bacteriological examination She died on January 21st
The biscuit factory is an old established place where dog biscuits as well as
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Army and Ship's biscuits are manufactured
The meat intended for dog biscuits is brought to the factory in cakes or
"Greaves" about a yard in diameter and two to three inches thick, and is the residue
from fat and tallow melters where the fat is extracted After it arrives it may
remain on the premises for some time (even two months) before it is utilised for
the making of biscuits.
The greaves are cut into small chunks, about an inch long, passed through a
disintegrating machine and granulated, thence through a shoot into a room below
The duties of the deceased consisted in receiving this granulated meat from the shoot
into sacks, which, when filled, are taken to another part of the building The meat
is then mixed with flour and made into biscuits, which are placed on a movable
plate in an oven and baked for about half an hour at a temperature ,of 380°400°
F If the deceased contracted Anthrax in the factory, the only
explanation that can be given is that a portion of the infected meat was not
subject to the usual heat at the fat melters before it was pressed dry.
There are up-to-date conveniences for the women to wash their hands before
leaving the factory, with a woman in charge There is no reason to believe that this
is not effectually done on all occasions when the women leave the factory.
No case of Anthrax has occurred at the factory for 60 years I took portions
of the dust from the "shoot" mentioned above for bacteriological examination,
and bacilli similar to anthrax bacilli were abundantly found.
Infantile Mortality
432 infants died under 1 year of age or 104 less than in the previous year
90 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 70 per 1,000 births
88 belonged to St George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 95 per 1,000 births
104 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 72 per 1,000 births
84 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 91 per 1,000 births
The infantile mortality for the whole Borough was 79 per 1,000 births, which
is the lowest on record The infantile mortality for the whole of London was 85 per
1,000 births.