VI REPORTS AND RULES 453 



MEDICAL AND SANITARY RULES AND FEVER 

 PRECAUTIONS 1 



To BE OBSERVED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF MESSRS. WELFORD AND 



SONS, Limited, engaged at their Farms and Dairies 



1. The slightest case of sickness of any kind among your family 

 to be immediately reported to your employers. 



2. This is especially necessary in all cases of sore throat, whether 

 severe or slight ; and it is most important for you to remember 

 that a slight attack of a contagious disease may be as infectious as 

 a severe one. 



3. In the event of the illness proving to be of an infectious or 

 contagious nature, steps will be taken to prevent any risk of your 

 conveying contagion to the milk, and either of the following plans 

 may be adopted to prevent your suffering any loss : — 



(a) Lodgings may be provided for you elsewhere. 



(b) You may be suspended from work for a period, during 



which time your wages will be paid as usual. 



(c) The rest of your family may be protected from the 



danger of contagion by removing the sick person to a 

 cottage set apart for the purpose. 



(d) Or under the direction of the medical officers the sick 



person may be removed to a hospital. 



4. You are specially warned against keeping any dust, ashes, 

 garbage, or refuse of any kind, in any room, cupboard, or cellar, or 

 in any part of your house or lodgings. 



5. You are also warned against receiving any lodger or visitor 

 into your houses, unless you are perfectly certain that such lodger 

 or visitor has not recently suffered from, or been in contact with, 

 any contagious disease. This particularly applies to children who 

 may visit your children, and may be recovering from scarlet fever, 

 diphtheria, measles, whooping-cough, or other infectious disease. 



6. All carriers to wash their hands and put on clean smocks 

 before starting on their rounds of delivery. 



7. Each carrier is held strictly responsible for the cleanliness 

 and good order of cans, churns, and measures used on his particular 

 round. 



8. Cases of illness occurring amongst customers are to be im- 

 mediately reported by the carrier to the secretary or manager, so 

 that the medical officer may be consulted, and his advice taken as 

 to serving that particular house. 



9. On no pretence whatever is milk to be served out of a churn 

 while it is being conveyed to its destination, except from the tap. 



^ Printed on a card to be hung up in the house. 



