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1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899.
Poplar 12 58 82 49 33 34 39
Bromley 20 95 105 32 35 53 44
Totals 32 153 187 81 68 87 83
In the Infants' department of the Glaucus Street Board School
there was an outbreak of measles. All children from infected houses
were excluded, not only from the Infants' department, but also from
the Boys' and Girls' departments. The Medical Officer of the School
Board was communicated with.
On the 20th July it was reported from the Woolmore Street Board
School that 129 scholars had been excluded, either from measles
being in the houses, or on account of suffering from the disease.
A number of scholars at St. Gabriel's Church School, Morris Road,
also suffered from measles. A certificate was forwarded to the Vicar
advising exclusion of children from all infected houses.
It was fortunate for the sufferers that at the time the weather was
warm, so that the risk of complications through lung troubles was
minimised.
Shortly after the occurrence of these cases the Summer holidays
commenced, so that no doubt the spread of the disease was thereby
stopped.
In my last annual report, under the heading of measles, I mentioned
the gross injustice of depriving children, when excluded from school
by reason of infectious cases, of their attendance marks, thereby
causing them to lose their chance of winning medals. The Committee,
in the year 1898, recommended the School Board to be
written to, and again last year (1899) the Committee advised that the
School Board be urged not to deprive the children, when excluded
from school, of their chance of winning medals.