COMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 24 August 1916, Page 7

COMINION NEWS.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES. EXPOSING INFECTED CLOTHES. Feb »'"««» axwocuTWN ' Christ-church, August 23. j In connection with the scarlet lever epidemic, the Health Department brought several charges agninst persons who had boon in contact with sufferers; charging them with failing! to notify the Department and with exposing infected clothes. Counsel for the Department said the cases were brought for the purpose o 1 drawing public attention to the re oidafiohs regarding infectious dis eases: Small penalties were inflicted by the Magistrate. One ease, that o G. T. Cootb, who had been in hi daughter's room, but not in contact with tlie patient, led to much argv ment as to whether the doctor in : sick room could not be equally charge with exposing infected clothes. Co. r sel for the Department asked for an adjournment to bring evidence to support Dr. Duncan's statements to infection carrying, but the Magistrate dismissed the charge.

FALSE DECLARATION. Wellington, August 2'f. **«r)aT«r Brooks 'Pinned, a * young soldier, on the permanent st?.ff, pleaded guilty to making a false declaration for the purpose of procuring a mar riago certificate, .and Fas committed to thej'Supreme Court'for .-letitenco. ■ -* ■