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suffering from scarlet fever:—6 from Priory Grove, 2 from
Hackford Road, 6 from Stockwell College, and 4 from
Cormont Road respectively. Of the total 18 children excluded,
2 sickened with scarlet fever (Cormont Road School).
Outbreak ok Scarlet Fever Renfrew Road Police
Barracks.
An outbreak of scarlet fever and scarlatinal "sore throat"
occurred during 1910 (January), in connection with the
Police Barracks in Renfrew Road*, known as the "Candidates'
Old Section House." A total of 25 cases were
notified, but of these three only shewed definite clinical
symptoms of scarlet fever, the other 22 being cases of
suspicious "sore throat," which proved on more careful
inspection and observation to be not scarlet fever but sore
throats of an influenzal type, catarrhal tonsillitis, though
scarlatina] in appearance, there was no subsequent peeling
of the skin, nor had there been previously any rash or
pyrexia. The three genuine cases of scarlet fever were
removed to hospital in the usual way, and arrangements
made for the 22 (suspicious cases) to be removed to the
Fever Hospital also. The necessary disinfection was
carried out at the barracks, which were closed for one week,
and other precautionary measures were taken. The drains
and sanitary fittings were examined by the Government
Surveyor, objection being taken to any inspection by the
Local Authority, on the ground that the buildings were
Government property and, therefore, outside the Acts, and
a slight defect (leakage) in connection with a ventilating
pipe was discovered, but no result was obtained from the
smoke test applied to the drains.
There are two Police Barracks—one at Renfrew Road
(Lambeth) and the other in Regency Street (Westminster),
and men are sent to these places from the country for six
weeks probationary training, prior to being drafted into the
*The other Police Barracks at Regency Street, Westminster was
infected in a similar way (scarlet fever and sore-throat).