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as to school incidence, and the results of the enquiries
made last year are tentatively put forward
but only the "public elementary" schools in Paddington
are included. The return is also incomplete
inasmuch as certain of the schools included in the list
are attended by children resident outside this Parish.
Since March of last year, a system of interchange of
information as to school attendance has been inaugurated
between this Parish and the Parishes in
immediate contiguity with it. Information has by
this means been received of 53 cases* of illness among
non.parishioners attending Paddington schools, but
these cases have not been included in the Table as
they cannot be grouped under their proper columns.
In dealing with the question of school attendance
and occurrence of infectious disease, distinction has
to be made between the cases in which the persons
affected are actually in attendance at school, and those
in which children, not being the patients, attend.
These classes are indicated under the columns " cases
among pupils," and "other children (not patient)
attending school respectively." As regards the Board
Schools, the information as to places provided, i.e.,
total accommodation, and average attendance, was
taken from the Board's Report for the year ending
March, 1895, whilst the particulars for Voluntary
• From Willesden, 37 cases were reported, from Kensington 13, and from
Marylebone, 3. The diseases were, Scarlet Fever, 38 cases, Diphtheria, 10, and
Enteric Fever, 5.