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Lewisham 1909

Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1909

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SCHOOL CLOSURE.
The following is a list of schools in which class-rooms
were closed with a view of preventing the spread of infectious
diseases:—
On account of Measles.
Hither Green L.C.C. School. — Four class-rooms in
Infants' Department closed on February 9th for three weeks.
Holbeach Road L.C.C. School.—Two class-rooms in
Infants' Department closed on July 6th for three weeks.
Plassy Road L.C.C. School.—One class-room in Infants'
Department closed on December 17th for three weeks.
On account of Scarlet Fever.
Haseltine Road L.C.C. School.—One class-room in
Infants' Department closed for two weeks on 15th November.
On account of Diphtheria.
Stillness Road L.C.C. School.—One class-room in
Infants' Department closed for two weeks on 15th November.
The following is a list of schools at which children under
the age of compulsory school attendance (i.e., under five years
of age) were excluded, owing to the prevalence of Measles or
other infectious disease in the neighbourhood of the school:—
St. Mary's School, High Street, Lewisham,
February 25th. Measles.
Baring Road L.C.C. School, March 19th. Measles.
Torridon Road L.C.C. School, April 2nd. Measles.
Stillness Road L.C.C. School, March 19th.
Whooping Cough.
Brockley Road L.C.C. School, April 27th.
Whooping Cough.
Haseltine Road L.C.C. School, 27th September.
Scarlet Fever.