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In this table where — is inserted no deaths occured.
Reference to the prevalence of measles among school children appears in the annual reports
relating to the following districts—
Westminster—Measles was very prevalent amongst the children attending the St. Jamesthe-Less
School, Upper Garden-street, and the Holy Trinity School, Vauxhall-bridge-road,
111 scholars being absent on this account. The schools were fumigated and cleansed, and
advice given to parents and teachers to exclude infected children from school until three
weeks after recovery.
Hampstead—The greatest mortality was in the Town Ward, where several of the
elementary and infant departments of public schools were largely affected.
Islington—Class-rooms were closed in the infants'departments of the following schools—
Upper Hornsey-road, Matthias-road, Ambler-road and Cottenham-road Board Schools. "The
results were entirely satisfactory."
St. Martin-in-the-Fields—Of 160 scholars attending the infants' department of the Castlestreet
schools, 55 were stated to be suffering from measles at the latter part of the year.
This department was closed for three weeks and disinfected and cleansed.
Strand—Towards the end of the year the St. Clement Danes Infant School was closed
for three weeks and disinfected and cleansed.
St. Pancras—A special report shows that the infants' department of the Carlton-road
Board School was closed lor three weeks in April, owing to prevalence of measles among the
scholars, which was brought to the knowledge of the medical officer of health by the head
teachers.
Shoreditch—The prevalence of measles among the children of the infants' department,
Canal-road Board School, 40 per cent, of whom were absent, having been brought by the
school authorities to the knowledge of the medical officer of health, the department was
closed in November for 17 days, and was fumigated and cleansed.
Poplar—In the infants' department of the Glaucus-street Board School there was an
outbreak of measles. All children from infected houses were excluded from attendance at
the infants', boys' and girls' departments. In July 129 scholars were absent from Woolmorestreet
Board School for the reason that either they or other persons in their houses were
suffering from measles. A number of scholars at St. Gabriel's Church School, Morris-road,
also suffered from measles. A certificate was forwarded to the vicar advising exclusion of
children from infected houses. "Shortly after the occurrence of these cases the summer
holidays commenced, so that no doubt the spread of the disease was thereby stopped."
Lambeth—During the year the infants' departments of the following schools were
closed and the rooms disinfected and cleansed—Lollard-street Board School; St. John's,
Waring-street; St. Mary-the-Less, Princes-road; and St. Saviour, Salamanca. The proportion
of absentees was respectively 44, 29, 19 and 23 per cent. The results of the closing
and disinfection were satisfactory. Outbreaks of measles occurred among children attending
thirteen other schools, but closing of these schools was not considered to be necessary.
Battersea—The Holden-street Board School and St. Mark's School, Battersea-rise, were
closed and disinfected on account of prevalence of measles among the scholars.
Wandsworth—Garratt-lane Board School and St. Anne's School were closed respectively
for 14 and 19 days in November, and certain class-rooms disinfected, with the result that the
prevalence of measles was diminished.
Camberwell—In May, measles was prevalent throughout Camberwell, but especially in
the neighbourhood of the Gloucester-road Board School, and the school was therefore
disinfected. The medical officer of health came to the conclusion that this school was not
the sole agent in the spread of the disease.
Greenwich—During the month of April measles was prevalent among the children
attending Halstow-road Board School, which was closed in consequence.
Woolwich—A slight outbreak occurred among children attending Maryon-park School.
The infants' department was closed for a week after the Eastsr holiday.
Plumstead--Notification as to 52 children absent on account of measles was received
from school teachers by the medical officer of health. Classes in the infants' departments of
the following schools were closed: Eglinton-road; in July; Burrage-grove, in December;
and Vicarage-road, in December.