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only to resume attendance on being certified to be free from
infection, such certification to be based upon bacteriological
examinations. Disinfection was carried out as required.
(c) Freeman's Orphanage School, Ferndale Road.
During 1910 (October), there was an outbreak of "sorethroat"
connected with the School—19 cases in all (16 girls,
1 master and 2 boys). The first case (girl) occurred on
October 10th, and this was quickly followed by several
others in the Girls' department, and finally by 2 cases
in the Boys' department and (after an interval of three
weeks) by one of the masters. The outbreak was traced to
an accumulation of filth in a lead tray under one of the
girls' baths the filth, on bacteriological examination,
being found to consist of slimy deposits, containing organic
and other debris (skin scales, soap etc., mixed with the
following germs: Psuedo (Hoffmann) diphtheria, streptococci,
staphylococci, torulæ, sarcinæ, and a few true (Klebs
Lœffler) diphtheria. The disease spread from the Girls'
department to the boys' and to the master through the
medium of the dining hall, which is used in common.
The accumulation was removed, the patients were isolated
in the isolation block away from the main building of
the school, and other precautionary measures taken, e.g.,
disinfection, etc., with the result that the outbreak was
stamped out.
(d) Stockwell College.
During 1910 (November), 2 cases of diphtheria occurred
in class-room B, Stockwell College (Infants' department).
Instructions were given for the exclusion of all children
suffering from "sore-throat"— such children not to be
allowed to return to school until certified bacteriologically
to be free from the disease, and other precautionary
measures were taken (disinfection, etc.), with the result
that the outbreak was stamped out.