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the alterations required to the premises in order to comply
with the regulations made under the above Orders. The
number of persons on the register at the close of the year was
as follows:— Two Cowkeepers, 47 Dairymen and Purveyors,
and 14 Purveyors.
Periodical inspections of all the registered premises have
been made during the year, and at the spring inspection the
necessity was pointed out of properly covering with muslin or
other suitable material all counter-pans and other utensils
containing the milk to prevent the access of dust. This precaution
has always been necessary, but since the advent of the
motor-car its importance has greatly increased in consequence
of the amount of dust thrown up laden with injurious germs.
Slaughter-houses.— Frequent inspections have been made
of the Slaughter-houses during the year, especially when
slaughtering was in progress. There are six in the Borough,
and at three of these a considerable amount of slaughtering is
done. No breach of the regulations was found, and the provisions
as to periodical lime-washing were, in all cases, strictly
complied with.
Notifiable Infectious Diseases.— In accordance with the
usual practice, the notifications of infectious disease have been
inquired into and reported upon to the Medical Officer, under
whose instructions and guidance detailed attention has been
given to the special points required for his information and
which vary for the different diseases.
The form of inquiry furnishes the Medical Officer of
Health with a comprehensive history of the cases, persons in
contact, etc., and such inquiries have led in several instances
to the discovery of infectious patients hitherto unnoticed.
After the removal of the patient to the hospital or on
recovery if nursed at home, a careful examination of the
drainage and sanitary arrangements of the house is made.
Owing to the amount of drainage work re-constructed and the
number of houses where detailed house-to-house inspection
have been made during recent years, the detection of serious
sanitary defects where infectious disease occurs is not very
frequent.
Should the patient be removed to the Isolation Hospital,
the bedding is immediately after removed for steam disinfection,
and a letter sent to the owner or occupier, as circumstances
require, calling attention to the provisions of Section
5 of the Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890, requesting
the stripping and cleansing of all the walls, ceiling and woodwork,
etc., of the room. The Act mentioned gives authority
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