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SANITARY BOARD MEETING.

IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS,

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PUBLIC DISINFECTING FACILITIES: RECENT POISONING CASE: OUTBREAK OF TYPHQID

ON THE PEAK...

RECENT POISONING” CASES.

RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT.

Dr. Kocu's third`question` was:→

* As many cases of acute gastro enteritis occurred a few weeks 'ngo în | the city resembling ptomaine poisoning | in symptoms, have any reports been went in to the Medical Officer of Health and Juve any investigations been made"

There was a deal of discussion at thờ, Sanitary Board meeting held yesterday con mumber of important questions The Mepic Officer or HEALTH and minuted by Dr. W. V. M Koch. There that inyestigation was inade of a certain were present at the meeting: Mr. N. L.number of enkus from households in Sarith (mirman), the How. Mr. C. G. watch food poisoning occurred last June, Alabaster, K.C., Dr. W. V. M.Koch. These were examined by the Govern

ment Lacteriologist and analyst. The re- Mr. S. W. Two, Mr. Wong Kwong Tint of that examination was negative. (the Meslien! Officer of Health (Me, WOW. [That meant to say that there was no

Pesree) and the Secretary" (Mr. G. S

poisun in the cakes: no halteria, ca caps fool poisoning. As far as he could Kennedy Skipton).

gather he was of the opinion that the outbreak was more in the nature of a nem bacterial poisoning. The history of the illnesses described to him, "by the rapidity of the onset of the illness and ic rupidity of recovery, showed that the disease was something like ptomnine poisoning. which was distinct from bacterial poisoning. The clemist had advised him that there Was alkiloil poisoning to be found, a pojut which did away with the idea that poisoning was due to some accident or fault in the mixing of the cakes.

The chemist in bis examination of some of the cakes had come across traces of a

Apart from Dr. "Koch's questions the business before the meeting was of a formal nature..

- DISINFECTING

..

FACILITIES.

THE VIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT, Dr Koch's first question was:

** Is is frasible to place' the services of the Disinfecting Staff of the Depart ment at the disposal of househsiders when required i

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The CHAIRMAN said the question was one which, if answered in the affignative.bstance similar to a poison known as 'would mean a very great demand on the tyrotexican, which rapidly disappeared tin and services of the sta. as distinder the influence of heat and moisture The chemist, however, found that the infection meant disinfecting clothing, custard was unusually acid and gave a bedding, as well as premises. As re reaction which suggested that there gards notifiable disease, the Department might be present poison known 11

The actual presence of undertook inspection at once, it aid tyrotoxicon.

tais poison was not, however establish not do so in every case of contagious vi disease, though the Department had never refused to inspect where possible The question was faber a difficul: one, und if the staff was to be required to disinfect whenever they were requested to do so, he was afraid the answer must be in the negative, ... They?' were con tinually having requests to disinfect servant's quarters when servants had bren ill, and such cases many times turn- .. out to be cases of simple ailment. If Dr. Koch's question had included the words “ on the advjer of a medical prac titioner" he though the answer might have been in the affirmative,

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH said he objected to the adoption of such a system. but pointed out that if any reasonable request was sent in, and it known that a certain definite disease W1 about he would cely be too glad to consider the advisability of disinfect ing. He was not parpared to recom- mend that disinfecțion be carried out at every request just because Mr. A. B. or C took it into their head to send for them. The public knew nothing at all about disinfection.

The Medicat OFFICER OF HEALTH Went the bakery and say the process of manu on to say that the chemist and he visited

facture of the cakes. They inspected the bakery and found nothing to suggest harm coming to the cakes. Everything was perfectly clean. It was therefore impossible to prove that the poison was present in all the cakes; in fact some Prople who were ill did not take any of these particular kinds of custardk some took only toast and butter and they also suffered from simple nausea or from neusea and diarhoen. Some 600 hs of butter of the brand supplied to La bakery where, the cakes came from were sold daily in the colony. It was

good brand of butter and should b good cooking butter and it was quite impossible to say with any degree "of certainty that the butter wah bad. This, would only be discovered by submitting the butter before use to chemical examina tion.

In his opinion the outbreak was prob ably caused by the presence of tyro. taxicon in the butter and that he blame could be attached to the management of the bakery or to others employed in making the caken

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Dr. Kocn said he was very pleased to hear the sound opinion of the Medical Officer of Health. He knew of one party different who ordered cakes from a restaurant altogether and yet one two of the family. were affected. There was suchOUTBREAK OF TYPHOID ON THE thing as spurious disinfection, which was the use of anything that gave of “a chemical smell.. If, however, there was nny car of disease in a house and some form of disinfectant was advisable, he' would be only too glad to consider such 2. case, but he would not waste the xtures of the Department nor the time of its staff in disinfecting at every re quest

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THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS. Dr. Kocer's fourth question was:

"In view OF

necurrence . of several cases of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever on the Peak cently will the Head of the Sanitary Department inform the Board whether any investigations have been ander- taken to trace the sopres of infection." The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH Mid

there had been a scare of typhoid fever

Dr. Koer pointed out that they had to

on the Peak. The cases were as follows: remember that the Department Was

There was a case last March of para- and existed spending "public money purely for the protection of health in a case in May-that of the late Hon typhoid Bear Magazine Gap. There the Colony.

Mr. Wosa Kwong Tix asked whether, of Mr. A. B. Lowe who presumably b Department was informed of a doubtful ce infected about the beginning of case the Medical Officer of Health would had been three other cars of typhoid-

| May. During the last" week or so there inspect the place before dişirifection wasOf these man and his son were down The MEDICAL OFFICER OF FLEALTH said with para-typhoid. These two cases were known as one infection. Thit other case the stad of the Department was not

was that of a woman living close by large enough to investigate every case, but if any Medical man notified the view to tracing the infection. He was Enquiries were now being maile with department of the disease he was only not able to state definitely with what res too willing to act, and if necessary carry" sult. Dr."Severn was at present making out" disinfretion.

special enquiries as to all possible soUICER of infection. A number of premises had been inspected, and also rich pitem which might lead to the contamination of food. Some contractar latrines bad been found which were not in accordance

DISINFECTING SCHOOLS.

SPRING CLEANING ALL THAT IK NECESSARY,"

Dr. Koci's second question was

"Are steps taken to disinfect Go ernment Schools before the commence- ment of termi If not, cannot this he done 1"

The

with Regulations. These were now being Water supplies had been put right. examined and passed as good. water was the same as that supplied to that it did not seem likely that the out- the Middle levels and Wert, Point-so.

water,

The CHAIRMAN said that the answer to the first part of the question was in the aegative. The question was discussed aoine -four" or five years ago by the break was due to the contamination of | Sanitary Department and the Education

Department, and it was decided that all works had made a special examination The Engineer in charge of the Water- that was required was something in the nature of a good spring cleaning with of the water supplied and found them up plenty of elbow grease and a little dis meal said that he heard rumours of fo standard. The Medical Officer, of infectant added, but this did not come other people suffering from typhoid who win the entegory of disinfection.

"If not, not this be done!?!

had not, notified the Department of the could certainly be done, said the Chair of attention to thin as he considered disense He did not pay a great deal man, but it is not thought necessary

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court if there was any notifiable such rumours were topies of Peak Trim- disease about. the Department would at way gossip.

once take action. The work of cleaning

out-the schools could pe very well done.

by the school coolies, who were not ever- UNEMPLOYED MAN'S" $1,000, worked, during the holidays.

Dr. Roc said it was most essential SEIZURE of AMMUNITION ON THE

that Government schools should be kept

clean. "They all knew, coolies brushed

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and cleaned floors in a very usual A search party of the Water Police, un“ mauner. He was informed that the Monday night discovered 2,703 round" Arniy

schools were disinfected and of Mauser nimmunition on the e- thought Government Schools should be future Maru, lying in barkour. done. There were a large number of A Chinese who had sailed on the veiert. Cases of ailment in their early stages in was detained by the police. He des school. Fresh, air was one of the treat; |cribed - himself as unemployed and a ments for such ailmena, but this treat strange 'nspect is given to the affair by ment could be assisted by the Depart the fact that the sum of $1,000" na

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