Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
(7.) Holy Trinity School, Streatham. Three rooms disinfected
on the 24th April on account of Measles.
(8.) Hearnville Road School, Streatham. Three rooms disinfected
on the 8th June on account of Scarlet Fever.
(9.) St. Ann's School, Wandsworth. Two rooms disinfected
on the 29th June on account of Measles.
(10.) New Road School, Clapham. Two rooms disinfected on
the 1 st July on account of Scarlet Fever.
(11.) Hearnville Road School, Streatham. Whole school!
closed from 15th July till after the summer holidays on
account of Scarlet Fever. 10 rooms disinfected on the
3rd July, and 32 rooms on the 20th and 21st July. The
school was thereafter cleansed by the L.C.C.
(12.) Hotham Road School, Putney. Closed from the 28th.
June to end of summer holidays on account of MeaslesFour
rooms disinfected on the 6th July.
(13.) St. Mary's School, Streatham. Two rooms disinfected
on the 9th September on account of Scarlet Fever.
(14.) Three private schools were also disinfected during the
year on account of slight outbreaks of Scarlet Fever.
In addition to the schools, which were closed, mentioned
above, the Medical Officer of the London County Council (Education)
gave instructions to the Head Teacher of the Department
affected in cases of Measles to exclude all the children unprotected
by a previous attack. The following Table shows the schools and
classrooms therein affected, also the time of exclusion ordered.