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6. The compulsory teaching of hygiene in schools. This
might be supplemented by the establishment of an
annual "Health Day"—comparable to "Empire
Day "—when useful health lessons might be enjoined
on the scholars.
7. The abolition of medals and prizes for school attendance
and the exclusion from school of children under 5 years.
8. The organisation of a better system of notification for
measles.
HOOPING COUGH.
This is not a notifiable disease. Information of cases is generally
received from schools and from the other bodies and persons who
send notice of measles.
—In this way the addresses of 208 cases were obtained.
The deaths numbered 36, all except one under 5 years.
Disinfection is not done as a routine after recovery.
The deaths occurred chiefly in Hatfield Street, Lever Street
Northampton Buildings, Peerless Street, Penton Street, and
Penton Place, Southampton Street and St. Bartholomews Buildings.
MEASLES AND HOOPING COUGH.
Compared with other diseases.
In 1910, Measles caused 73 deaths, hooping congh 36 deaths.
These two diseases are most fatal to children under 5 years.
The following table compares the deaths in children under 5 years
from measles and hooping cough with the deaths from certain other
diseases.