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Fulham asking them to acquaint the Medical Officer
with any cases under their care whose removal they
considered desirable.
The epidemic was practically over when the Order
was made and only 12 cases were removed at my request,
but in future epidemics the provision of hospital accommodation
for cases of measles, which has frequently
been advocated in these reports, will doubtless result in
the saving of many lives.
576 cases were reported by the Schools, and, in
addition to excluding from school attendance all children
from infected houses who were attending the infant
classes, and also the children from the same houses in
the boys' or girls' departments who had not had measles,
the following classes were closed during the periods
stated :—