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CENTRAL BO.^RD OF HEALTH.
A meeting of the Central Board of Health -was
held at the oflices, Victoria place, on Tuesday,
'Juiic 25, when there were pr^s^nt:—Drj. W.
.Ramsay Smith <ch airman). Alfred W. Hill E.
Ajigas Johnson, Mr. J. D. Woods, and the" tec
rerary Ol*\ S. C. Sfcrnn5ng).
Following on a communication from the board
regarding- rhe locating °f ao ambulance van at
Marfee so that it might b€ available ror the
transport of patients from various parts the '
railway to the Part Aticusia Hospital, tie Rail-j
ways Commissioner intimated that be"had
instructions accordingly. To he thanked for f
his action. The officer of health, Morgan, fbr
nished a report wit-b regaiti to the recent ccses
of. diphtheria. The secretary was instructed to
communicate with the Jccal board regarding
Their obtaining ah apparatus for dis!nf«*:ing.
Complaints were received regarding the s.ieged
pollution of wster in the Hind marsh Riv»r. and
an alleged nuisance caused -by certain rvateiial
being tipped on the foreshore at Port-Augusta.
Reports to be obtained- from the local boards
.concerned.
The infectious disease returns showed that
there were six ca.«es of diphtheria at AdeJaidf.
tour at Kent Town, three at Quorn, th-r^fr at
Bfllaklava. and two each at ©righton, Tprrens
ville. Norwood, Monr>ih. Souihwerk, Morgan,
snd onr each at Bern. Dulwich. *Bowden. ihiu'
End, Garrieton. East Marden. Kad-ina. Fiillar
ton Estate. Barabba, FuJlarton. Eastwood. Ken
sington. Thebarton. Two- cases of scarlatina
w«»r<> reported from Maylands. and on- each
rmm ycm.i.*"lore lorfc. £,ijwbrdftowct
Hindmar-h Torrc2i5v:!Ie. near jdirhb.jr^n. TVVcki
ville. One ea«» of pulmonary m ii.cs.is at
Adelaide. Hcwden, Freeling. Brotrpron. Heniev
Eaaeh. FuJlanon Enst". and GVn-'g, Two
cases of eiysipel?s at Glen^g. on** at A<*ua«<je.
and one a* Hilton. Tbrer o: *li"» p5nc
cough at XorwGod. One ca?e of cercbro-spmaJ
meningitis at Adelaide. One <"*-e . f riur
prraj forc-r ax iv^pn^y^ The; in.f ■:nu« <ij«oa?e
mortuary return* s4a-iwd.i rhat there w«»re ino
deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis at Ade
laide-. and one each at Xor'b ^dpI-.M> »*•
Hindmarsh. Laura, Mannum, Alb^r/n East.
Lara:? Bay. GlanvH!*. Tanunda XV iluneft. and
Malvcm. Or;o do«ath from pnerp^-il fever ;.t
Adelaide. One deit1! from dvh'beria at Ade
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