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As remarked in my previous report, there is no doubt that the
infants' departments of the schools are very largely responsible
for the spread of this disease, though the London County Council's
regulations, of which the following is a copy, are strictly carried out :
(1) Senior Departments —
(a) If a child has had measles it need not be excluded from
attendance at school.
( b) If a child has not had measles it should be excluded
from attendance at school until Monday following
14 days from the commencement of the illness of the
last case in the house.
(2) Infants' Departments —
All children should be excluded from attendance at school
until Monday following 14 days from the commencement
of the illness of the last case in the house.
Enteric Fever.
26 cases of enteric fever were notified, being 13 for Bermondsey,
8 for Rotherhithe, and 5 for St. Olave. 5 cases were returned as
not suffering, making an actual total of 21. The total number of
cases notified in the previous year was 34.
Puerperal Fever.
13 cases of puerperal fever were notified. There were 3 deaths.
Membranous Croup.
No notification of this disease was received during the year
under report.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There were 24 cases of this disease notified during the year.
Under this heading is included every kind of " sore eyes "
occuring in the newly born. They were all visited by the Health
Visitors, who instructed them to immediately seek medical advice.