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On the 9th September, the Joint Committees
paid an evening visit to the houses occupied by
Italians in both parishes, especially to those in
which ice-cream is manufactured for sale. They
met again on the 13th inst., and passed the
following resolution thereon:—That the Joint
Committee having viewed the property occupied by
Italians in their respective districts, find it
with a few exceptions in a very fair sanitary
condition, and in no case have they found icecream
manufactured or stored in living rooms."
Outbreak of Enteric Fever in South East
London.—The Vestry in July received a letter
from the London County Council, forwarding a
report of Dr. Geo. Turner, lecturer on Public Health
at Guy's Hospital, on an outbreak of enteric fever
in the south-east of London, in which the disease
was traced to the distribution of infected ice-creams
by Italians living in Deptford, the ice-creams being
prepared under conditions which certainly gave
considerable opportunity for their contamination.
The letter asked that special attention might be
given to places in which food is prepared for sale,
and particularly where they are occupied by persons
who are less likely than others to be living under
wholesome conditions. The Vestry therefore
directed the Medical Officer of Health and Inspectors
to pay special attention to premises in the Parish
where ice-cream is made, and the Sanitary Committee
made a night visit to the houses occupied by
Italians on the 9th September, and found the
places generally in very fair sanitary condition, and
in no case did they find ice-cream manufactured or
stored in living rooms.
Sale of Old Clothes in the Streets.—In September,
1892, the Vestry had under their considera-