CHECKING THE SPREAD OF SCARLET FEVER
o A CBRISTCIirjRCII PROSECUTION. Bv Telegraph—Press Association. Ghristchurcii, September '20. Arising out of the scarlet fever cpi-' demie Geo. Thos. Booth, a prominent citizen, was charged in the Magistrate's Court to-day with knowingly exposing clothing which had been exposed to infection from scarlet fever without having iirst effectively disinfected them or taken proper precautions against; spreading infection. The prosecution alleged that defendant, whose daughter was suffering from the disease, visited her, and afterwards mingled with the public without having changed his clothes, or taken any steps to prevent infection. A number of medical mcJi testified that hy such action there was danger of him spreading infection. Defendant said he had rigidly adhered to the instructions of his medical adviser lvhon visiting his daughter, which lie did only at night. He wore a different suit from that ho wore by dav. The Magistrate, far. Bailey, S.M., j said lie did not consider the exposure was '.performed knowingly, and dismissed the case. '
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2882, 21 September 1916, Page 8
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166CHECKING THE SPREAD OF SCARLET FEVER Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2882, 21 September 1916, Page 8
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