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In April it was reported that a large number of cases of measles
were occurring in connection with the Infants' Department of the
Smeed Road Board School, Bow.
The Medical Officer of the School Board for London was communicated
with respecting the prevalence of measles at the school,
and also at the Atley Road Board Schools. At the Smeed Road
school one of the class rooms was closed for a period of three weeks.
In July measles was very prevalent in the Borough. The whole of
the Infants' Department in the Knapp Road Board School had to be
closed.
An outbreak of measles occurred in November in connection with
the Glengall Road Board School, Cubitt Town, and was brought to
my notice by a telephonic message from the Medical Officer of the
School Board for London.
No notices had been received by me from the teachers of the school
respecting the existence of measles, as should have been done under
Article 148 (ii.) of the Code of Regulations and Instructions of the
School Board.
I immediately visited the schools, interviewed the head teachers
and asked for returns of cases from the various class-rooms. I placed
myself in communication with the Medical Officer of the School Board
for London, advising that the Infants' Department should be closed
until after the Christmas holidays, and that the closed class-rooms
should be disinfected.
The return for the Infants' Department of the Medical Officer of
the School Board, dated the 27th November, gave number on Roll
465, number in attendance 287, total number of cases of measles
63.
In December on account of the number of cases of measles