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to where articles of clothing, bedding, &c., were
to be sent for disinfection, as it appears that the
Isolation Hospital Board were repudiating their
responsibility in the matter. This question is a
very important one, and must certainly be settled
at an early date, as a recurrence of small pox is
very probable, and it is only as an act of grace
that disinfection could be permitted at Cheam.
Cowsheds
and Dairies.
The milk supply as it exists in any district is
a matter of supreme importance and my experience
for many years tells me that the public, and especially
that section of it which may be called the
milk consuming class is keenly alive to the
quality of what is supplied them, being always
ready in illnesses, especially if it is of an infectious
character, to ask as to the milk being a possible
source of danger. To this I have always been
able to reply at once that the milk supplied to this
neighbourhood is particularly well looked after and
everything that it is in the power of this Council
and its officers to do to ensure a good quality is
done, and further that this is rendered easier and
more sure by the willing co-operation of all the
milk sellers and producers on the register in facilitating
enquiry and giving assistance in pursuing
investigations when and where necessary. Milk
that comes from long distances has still to be
taken on trust to a certain extent, but information
is always forthcoming when asked for, and sources
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