[Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartismere R.D.C.

  • Hartismere (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1893
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Credit: [Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Hartismere R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    instances from time to time of outbreaks caused by impor¬ tation into the district, e.g., by servants and others sent home on account of illness, and also of disease spreading in families through want of efficient isolation. All this points to the adArantage to be derived from the possession of a Hospital for the reception and isolation of infectious cases. As the law at present stands, this accommodation can be provided by the Sanitary Authority, but it would probably be more economical and more efficient if the County Council had the power to provide such accommo¬ dation at suitable centres in the county. Inspection of Bakehouses.—Under the Factory and Workshops Act, 1883, which imposes on me the duty of inspecting every place in which the making of bread for sale by retail is carried on in the District, the principal bakehouses in the District have been visited by your Inspector or by myself. We found them generally well kept, but in one instance it was necessary to issue notices to secure the proper cleanliness and ventilation of the Bake Office. The duties of the Inspector of Nuisances have in my opinion been satisfactorily carried out. I am, Gentleman, Your Obedient Servant, EDGAR G. BARNES, M.D., Bond., Medical Officer of Health. Eye, Feb. 12, 1894.