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24 35 Sutherland Road 8 Tredegar Road School
23 36 Vernon Road 9 None.
26 26 Ruston Street 10
Atley Road and Montieth
Road.
25 35 Sutherland Road 11 Tredegar Road School.
27 53 Armagh Road
25 stafford Road and
12 Tredegar Road Schools.
27 34 Stafford Road (3rd case) 27 Stafford Road School.
28 34 Stafford Road (4th case) 27 Stafford Road School.
28 4 Campbell Road 14 None.
"He thought these facts disposed of the suggestion.
" The cases that occurred at 34 Stafford Road were as follows :—
Feb. 15.—A. F., 6 years
Feb, 22.—E. G., 6 years.
Feb. 22.—R. G., 4 years.
Feb. 27.—M. G., 2 years.
Feb. 28.—E. F., 4½ years.
"On examination of the above-mentioned premises, the drains under
w.c. were proved defective, iron D trap in yard defectively set, roof
and gutter of washhouse defective, ceiling of kitchen on first floor
dirty, drinking water was from the main, w.c. fair condition—the
defects referred to had since been remedied.
"The day after closing the school for Easter he had the school
thoroughly disinfected by burning sulphur : the floors, woodwork, and
furniture washed with a disinfectant under his personal supervision;
and had, with the consent of the Secretary of the Schools, arranged
that the drains of the Schools be opened and examined; he
hoped to be in the position to report the result of this inspection
to the Committee at their meeting."
The occurrence in London during the past year of between
13,000 and 14,000 cases of diphtheria, and the apparently growing
prevalence of this disease have naturally largely engaged my attention,
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