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Sanitary officer to visit the dwelling, and direct what measures
should be taken to prevent the spread of the infection, and to
see that his instructions are carried out.
In a large number of instances, where families are well to
do, there will be the means to isolate the sick in some room
available for that purpose; then it will only remain to ascertain
if the premises are in a fair Sanitary condition, and when the
patient has recovered, to see to the requisite disinfection of the
room, and may be other parts of the dwelling, and to the disinfection
of the infected articles. But with the poorer classes, especially
in houses much crowded, and where there are two or more
families in a house, it will often be as it has been in times past,
necessary to procure the removal of infected persons to a sick
asylum ; and usually, speaking of the majority of such instances,
there has been little difficulty in inducing the relatives to allow
their sick ones to be removed. In cases of very young children
it is true that parents sometimes object to their removal, but it
is very satisfactory to be able to say that in no instance, for
several years past, has it been necessary to resort to compulsory
proceedings by Magistrate's order.
SCAVENGING*—This work has, during the past year, .
required to be firmly supervised, and the neglect of the
contractor has more than once been brought under the notice
of the Vestry; and I venture to say advisedly, that in both the
Sanitary and the Surveyor's Department, changes are needed to
secure proper supervision of the Scavenging work in accordance
with the requirements of this Parish.
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
H. G. SUTTON,
Medical Officer of Health.