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ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.
On three occasions the prevalence of scarlet fever and diphtheria caused some anxiety, viz.,
scarlet fever twice—at Essendine Road (in January) and Campbell Street (in September), and
diphtheria once—at Harrow Road (Moberly), in June. "Caution letters" (M.O. 38) after the
occurrence of cases of diphtheria were issued by the School Medical Officer to three schools,
viz., Moberly ("Class Room D," May 31st), Essendine Road ("all infected classes," October 11th),
and Beethoven Street ("Class Room C," December 5th). After the issue of such letters, no
scholar who has been excluded on account of " sore throat" can be re-admitted until certified
free from infection, such certificate to be based upon bacteriological examination. The firstnamed
school was the only one in which "carrier" children (5 definite and 11 suspicious)
were found.
At Essendine Road School there were 4 cases of scarlet fever in the girls' school, viz., in
E room 2, G and K rooms 1 each. Of the two cases in E room, the first was in school on
January 13th, and sickened on the 16th (she gave rise to 4 other cases at home), the second was
in school on the 25th, and sickened that day. The cases in G and K rooms were at school on
the 30th and 27th, and sickened on the 31st and 29th respectively. No further cases followed.
At Campbell Street School there were 11 cases of scarlet fever during September and
October in the boys' and infants' schools, 6 in the former and 5 in the latter. The sequence of
cases can be appreciated from the following statement.
Boys' School. Infants' School.
„ _ last attendance. _ „ last attendance.
Room Dates of —: : Room Dates of .
sickening. sickening.
21, ix. 22, ix. 25, ix. 25, ix. 29, ix. 23, x.
22, ix. 23, ix. 25, ix. 25, ix. 28, ix. 21, x.
F 25,ix („)
2,7, ix. 5, x.
B A
3, x. lb, x.
B 20,X
21, x.
(a) Brother and sister.
This school was visited by the School Medical Officer and the Medical Officer of Health
from time to time, and all children appearing in any way ill were excluded, and not re-admitted
until certified by the Medical Officer of Health to be fit to do so. Scarlet fever was very
prevalent at the time in St. Marylebonc.
At Moberly School there were 8 cases of diphtheria in the infants' school, 7 in room D and
1 in room B\ The dates of ^ast attendance ^ cases jn former room were—
sickening
18, v. 22, v. 26, v. 2, vi. 2, vi. (a) 9, vi. (a) 15, vi. (b)
19, v. 24, v. 28, v. 2, vi. 5, vi. 9, vi. — vi.
The children (a) lived in the same house, as also did the child in room Ba The
child (b) was a "carrier," but not traced until June 15th, on a swab being taken. He was
removed to hospital on July 7th.
The school was visited by the School Medical Officer, and several children's throats
swabbed. The commencement of the summer holidays was doubtless a fortunate intervention.
In spite of the widespread prevalence of measles during 1910, that disease demanded active
supervision almost continuously last year, as will be seen from the appended statement of
" closures " and " exclusions."