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From this it will be seen that the outbreak was not very serious
here, but I may say that exactly the same precautions were taken as
in the other schools.
During the Christmas holidays the following schools have been
disinfected throughout, and of course cleaned afterwards:—
Chesterfield Road School All departments.
Chase Side Council All departments.
British Hall All rooms, &c.
St. Michael's All departments.
Gordon Lane All rooms, &c.
St. Luke's Infants' do.
In addition to the children attending school, 55 cases occurred
among others under school age, while 35 adults were also attacked,
14 of them being males and 21 females.
In this connection I would mention that a table is attached at
the end of the Report giving a detailed account of the (a) Number of
Cases, (b) Sex, (c) Age, and (d) Distribution in the District. This
table bears out a well known point, viz.: that the female sex is
generally a greater sufferer from Diphtheria than the male.
In October when the elementary schools were closed, I communicated
with the authorities controlling the following Sunday
Schools on the Western side of the parish, suggesting to them the
advisability of closing their schools at the same time, with the result
that these schools were closed for three Sundays, October 18th and
25th, and November 1st, and I should like here to express my thanks
to the Managers for their ready acquiescence to my suggestion.
Christ Church Sunday Schools.
Christ Church Hall.
Primitive Methodist, Chase Side.