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[1907
INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS.
On inquiry into the several cases of infectious disease, it was found that,
of the children who had been attacked, 836 were scholars attending the Public
Elementary Schools, as compared with 998 in 1906, and an average of 970 in
the preceding 10 years. The proportion of patients attending the schools to
the total number of cases was 13.9 per cent.
The return shows that Scarlet Fever was responsible for 608 cases among
scholars, Diphtheria for '216, Enteric Fever for 11, and other notifiable diseases
for 1.
A return has been prepared showing the number of scholars attacked with
each disease during the preceding 10 years. It is as follows:—
Table CV.
Infectious Diseases in the Public Elementary Schools.
Year.
Small Pox.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Enteric
Fever.
Other
Diseases.
Total
Scholars.
Proportion
to every
100 cases
notified.
1897
..
753
267
38
12
1070
36.8
1898
..
640
206
37
8
891
36 .9
1899
..
725
290
61
11
1087
36 .9
1900
1
542
283
67
13
906
39.8
1901
..
669
438
72
32
1211
42.5
1902
14
664
405
64
34
1181
37.3
1903
• •
507
216
35
16
774
45.3
1904
• •
571
138
28
20
757
39.0
1905
• •
640
138
31
23
832
43.2
1906
••
785
177
33
3
998
43.9
Ten years
Average
1
650
256
47
17
971
39.8
1907
..
608
216
11
1
836
40.5