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as in spite of every precaution, including the exclusion of all contacts
and children suffering from any slight indisposition, cases continued
to occur, the Christmas holidays were, on my recommendation,
anticipated, and this department closed on December l6th, since
when only two cases have been reported, and they belonged to a
different standard
During the closure period, October 10th to November 2nd, the
schools, together with the outbuildings and playgrounds, were
thoroughly cleansed and disinfected. The sanitary arrangementswere
also examined and found quite in order.
When some cases began to appear again after the re-opening, the
class-rooms implicated were sprayed each evening.

The conditions in these schools did not appear to me to be
sufficiently serious to call for special treatment in the way of closing,,
but very close attention was given both to cases and contacts, and
where it appeared to be necessary disinfection of the schools was
carried out.
This report on the schools would not be complete without a
reference to Chesterfield Road School in the Ordnance Ward, which
is probably the largest school on the Eastern side of the parish, and
it was among the scholars of this school that the majority of cases
notified on that side occurred.
The figures are:—