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Upper Kennington Lane School (Infants' Department).—
The Infants' Department (class-room 7) was closed from
October 21st to November 2nd, 1908 (rising epidemic)—9
infants absent suffering from Measles, i.e., 18.4 per cent. of
the average attendance. Result of closure was a decline in
the number of Measles cases.
Special investigations were also undertaken during 1908
in connection with the following Schools, on account of
Measles outbreaks, the class-rooms not being closed, but
simply the "unprotected" scholars (i.e., those who have not
had an attack of Measles previously) being excluded and
disinfection carried out as required:—
1. Upper Kennington Lane School (Infants' Department,
class-rooms 4 and 7)—17 children excluded out of a total of
147.
2. Woodland Road School (Infants' Department, Classroom
B)—27 children excluded out of a total of 275.
3. St. Michael's School, Halstead Street (Infants' Department,
class-room A)—9 children excluded, out of a total
of 47.
4. Waterloo Road School (Infants' Department, classroom
A)—14 children excluded out of a total of 30.
5. Archbishop Sumner's School (Infants' Department,
class-room D)—27 children excluded out of a total of 62.
6. Hackford Road School (Infants' Department, classroom
C)—20 children excluded out of a total of 50.
Measles Outbreak at the Lambeth Schools, Norwood.—
From October 25th to November 11th, 1908, a slight
epidemic of Measles arose in connection with the Norwood
Schools, Elder Road. The epidemic appeared to start with
6 children attending the Gipsy Road L.C.C. Infants' School,
(class-room A) which was closed from October 1st to October
12th, on account of an outbreak there.