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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In this school only two cases occurred in November, and none
in December.
The school was visited on the 16th October, and the names and
addresses of all absentees obtained. Their homes were then
visited so as to ascertain definitely the cause of absence and to
secure at the earliest possible period the examination of the child
by a medical man. In all cases this was obtained, and it was not
till a medical certificate was sent to the school that the child was
permitted to return.
In all the schools in the Borough this method Was adopted,
and although a considerable amount of extra work was thus created,
yet in my opinion it was the means of lessening to a large extent
the spread of the disease.
In Putney, of the 22 cases, five were notified in October and
nine in November, seven of these being in attendance at Hotham
Road School, and five at private schools.
In Streatham the schools chiefly affected were Eardley Road
with 18 cases, and Welham Road with 14 cases, while 30 cases
occurred among children attending private schools.
In Tooting, Ensham Street with 21 cases, and Sellincourt
Road with 17 cases were the schools chiefly affected. 14 of the
21 cases in Ensham Street School occurred during the last four
months of the year.
In Wandsworth, Swaffield Road with 30 cases, West Hill with
18 cases, the Wandle with 15 cases, and Brandlehow Road with 14
cases were the schools chiefly affected.
The Medical Officer (Education Department) of the London
County Council excluded 45 children from 19 schools during the
year, chiefly in October, November and December, until a medical
certificate was received to the effect that the child was free from
infectious disease.
It was necessary to carry out disinfection in only four of the
affected schools during the year after Scarlet Fever, but in all
these cases the disinfection was carried out without closing the
schools.