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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Closure and Disinfection of Schools.
During the year the following schools were closed and disinfected
or disinfected only, on account of the prevalence of Measles
or Scarlet Fever.
(1.) Eardley Road (Infants' Department). One classroom,
cloakroom and hall disinfected on the 4th March on
account of Diphtheria.
(2.) Roman Catholic, Nightingale Square. Four rooms disinfected
on the 29th April on account of Scarlet Fever.
(3.) Sellincourt Road (Infants' Department). 15 rooms disinfected
on the 24th June on account of Scarlet Fever.
(4.) Brandlehow Road (Girls' Department). Two rooms disinfected
on the 31st October on account of Scarlet Fever.
(5.) Smallwood Road (Girls' Department). Two rooms disinfected
on the 3rd December on account 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.