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In North Paddington, the 1896 rates for " 0.5 " years,
males and females, whilst higher than those for
1895, are satisfactorily lower than those for 1893.
The rates for the group "5 years and over," for
1896, both sexes, are the lowest for the three
years. The 1896 rates for scarlet fever, males at
"all ages," were approximately double the rates
for 1895 in Paddington and St. Mary's, and three
times those for 1893, whilst in St. John, the rate for
1896 was double the rates for both the preceding
years. Among females at "all ages," the 1896 rates
were rather less than double the rates for 1895,
in Paddington and St. Mary, and a little more than
double the rates for 1893. In St. John, the 1896
rate was double that for 1893, but only slightly above
that for 1894. The rates from enteric fever at " all
ages," showed satisfactory decreases in 1896, with the
exception of that of males in St. John, which rate (1.2)
was the highest of the three years. The table shows
the exemption of South Paddington from puerperal
fever.
SCHOOLS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
On the receipt of a notification of any of the
infectious diseases, except erysipelas, enquiries are
made at the house of the patient as to the school, or
schools, attended by the children resident in the house.
In accordance with the 55th Section of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, each Head Teacher is