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CHICKEN POX.
The number of cases of this disease reported from the
schools varies little from year to year, 221 for 1911, 297 for
1910, and 202 for 1909. At the end of 1910 there was an
undue prevalence in Christchurch Road. Then it broke out
in Goodmayes, which was rather extraordinary, considering
it is the other end of the district and there could be found
no connection between the two. Later on in the year there
was a rather heavy incidence in Uphall. From an attendance
point of view this disease is of great importance, as it is
very infectious and readily spreads from child to child. The
only other practical importance is the resemblance of this
disease to Small Pox, and the possibility of a confusion in
diagnosis.