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merit. Usually any untoward incident, such as
discolouration of the domestic water supply, or the
occurrence of several cases of infectious disease in one
street is followed by an abundance of letters from the
public. In this instance nearly every patient was
acquainted with four or five persons similarly attacked
and the subject was apparently on the lips of every other
resident of Stanford-le-Hope. During the few days
when the outbreak was most acute the Health Visitor
and Sanitary Inspector were constantly visiting premises
in the district, yet not the slightest mention thereof was
made to them. This inexplicable silence meant the
loss of several valuable days in prosecuting enquiries.
I should like to record my appreciation of the cooperation
and interest displayed by the Ministry of
Health, who gave every possible assistance.
Nutrition.—Articles on diet, food values, and
general hygiene, written by the Medical Officer of
Health, appear at intervals in the local Press.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.