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The prevalence of Diphtheria in Fulham, with special reference to
the closure of class-room "H" in the Infants department of
Langford Road Board School.
On October 23rd, in a report respecting the prevalence of Diphtheria
in Fulham, I advised the Sanitary Authority, as some cases
had occurred among the children in class-room "H" of the Infants'
Department of Langford Road Board School, to request the School
Board to close that class-room for a period of 14 days, and also to
exclude from the school the children living in the same houses as
the children attending the class-room in question.
The class-room was accordingly closed and the children excluded
from the school from October 26th to November 8th, inclusive.
On November 8th, the following letter was received from the
Local Government Board : —
Local Government Board,
Whitehall, S.W.
November 7th, 1900.
Sir,
I am directed by the Local Government Board to forward to
the Vestry of the Parish of Fulham, for their observations, the
accompanying copy of a communication from the School Board for
London, which the Board have received from the Board of Education,
with reference to the closure of the Fulham Langford Road
Board School on account of the presence of Diphtheria. lam also
to request that that the Vestry will call upon their Medical Officer
of Health for a report on the Outbreak of Diphtheria referred to,
and, if the order objected to was made on his advice, on the grounds
of such advice. A copy of such report should be forwarded to the
Board.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN LTHIBY,
Assistant Secretary.
W. J. H. Denselow, Esq.,
Vestry Clerk.