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The remedies are these:—
1. The schools should be placed under medical supervision.
2. The following rule, which has been largely but not wholly
adopted, should be universally enforced, viz., "That no children
absent from school on account of sickness be allowed to return to
school, except upon the production of a certificate from their
medical attendant that they may do so without injury to themselves
and others." See Reports for 1859 and 1874.)
3. A weekly return of the names and addresses of all children
absent from school on account of sickness should be furnished to
the Medical Officer of Health.
Sickness and Mortality amongst the Parochial
Poor.—The nature, amount, and fatality of the sickness
occurring amongst the parochial poor which came under
treatment during the year will be found in Table V. in
the Appendix. The total amount of sickness was nearly
the same as that of the previous year—about a seventh
part less than the average; and the resulting deaths
nearly coincided with the average. The proportion of
deaths to cases of sickness was 5.26 per cent. The total
amount of epidemic disease was 30 per cent. less than
the average, while the resulting deaths were of average
amount. Of the epidemic diseases 9, viz., Modified
Small-pox, 2; Eever, 6; and Scarlatina, 1, were sent to
the Metropolitan Asylum District Hospitals, and there
recovered. The prevailing epidemic diseases were
Diarrhœa, Whooping-cough, and Measles, the two latter
having been of equal amount and rather less than half
the amount of the first-named disease.
Inquests, Violent Deaths, Uncertified Deaths.—
Thirty-two inquests were held during the year, the
verdicts of which are enumerated in the following
tabular form, viz.:—