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to clear C South Block, and to isolate all "doubtful" throat cases,
removing to Hospital all patients shewing on bacteriological
examination Diphtheria bacilli in their throats or noses.
(10) Failure to keep the Receiving Ward and Infirmary in
strict quarantine.
Conclusion.
My thanks are due to Dr. Skerritt at the Workhouse,
Dr. Quarry (and his medical assistants) at the Infirmary, and to
Dr. Johnson at the Norwood Schools, for the help that they have
one and all given me in my official investigations, and in carrying
out my suggestions. To Dr. Johnson I am specially indebted,
having regard to the very large number of bacteriological
examinations that were necessary—the taking of swabs, and
the systematic inspecting of the children at the Schools, giving
rise to an enormous amount of work. To Dr. Johnson and her
Staff is due the praise for giving practical and immediate
effect to such suggestions as I found it necessary to make, with
the satisfactory results shewn in this Report. Dr. Johnson's
position was a most difficult one to fill under all the circumstances;
she proved herself a competent officer.