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In Southwark all houses known to be invaded were visited by the women inspectors, and advice
given by them to those in charge of the patients. Dr. Millson states that this work has been
appreciated by the inhabitants. In Bermondsey it was decided by the borough council to
disinfect in houses in which a death from measles occurred.
In a number of instances schools were closed on account of prevalence of measles among
the scholars. The reports of medical officers of health show that in fulham, in December, the
infants' departments of the Munster-road and Kingwood-road Board Schools were closed for
three weeks, and in Westminster" one school was closed on July 3rd until the end of the month,
when the holidays began; one infant school in October for fourteen days, two in November for
three weeks, and one mixed school for fourteen days from the 22nd November (the infant department
of the same school having been closed a week earlier); the closing, especially just before
the usual holiday period, was accompanied in most instances by a cessation of the outbreak."
In Islington the class-rooms were closed in the infants' departments of the following Board
schools—Gillespie-road, Montem-street, Ecclesbourne-road, Hungerford-road, Blackstock-road,
Yerbury-road, Upper Hornsey-road, Queen's Head-street, York-road, Forster-road, Duncomberoad,
Westbourne-road and Buckingham-street, and in the following church schools—St. Paul's,
St. Philip's, St. Matthew's, St. Mark's, St. Mary Magdalene and St. James'. In some instances
class-rooms were closed in the same school more than once in the year. In Holborn, the infants'
department of the St. George-the-Martyr Schools was closed for 28 days, at the time of
closure only 100 out of a roll of 259 being present; at the re-opening of the infant department
very few children were absent on account of measles. In Poplar the infants' department of the
Newby-place Church Schools was closed in March for three weeks, and members of the families
of these children were excluded for two weeks from the boys' department, National School, Highstreet,
and from the girls' department, Bow-lane School. In April one of the class-rooms of the
Smeed-road Board School, Bow, was closed for three weeks. In July the infants' department of
the Knapp-road Board School was closed, also, in December, the infants' department of the Glengall-road
Board School was closed, and during the Christmas holidays the infants' department
of the British-street Board School, Millwall, was disinfected on account of measles prevalence
among the children. The medical officer of health of Bermondsey reports that in March, Trinity
Schools, in Rotherhithe, were closed, and later, in April, the infants' department of Silwood-street
and Medway-place Schools; other schools, the attendance of which was affected by prevalence of
measles among the scholars, were Clarence-street, from February to May; St. Paul's, in March
and April; and St. Mary's School, in June and July. The schools closed in Lambeth were the
infants' department, St. Stephen's School, Dorset-road, for four weeks in March, average attendance
200 scholars, 68 of these or 34 per cent, being absent; in St. Mary-the-Less, Princes-road
Infants' School, the Easter holiday was extended, 30 per cent, being absent before the holiday
began: a class-room in the infants' department, Jessop-street Board School, was closed for three
weeks, and the infants' department of the Woodland-road Board School for three weeks at the end
of November. In five other schools there was prevalence of measles among the scholars, but it
was found either that the prevalence was diminishing or that a holiday period was approaching,
rendering no other action necessary than the exclusion of affected scholars or children living in
the same house with tliein. Dr. Priestley states that the result of the action taken was in all
cases satisfactory. In Battersea the infants' departments of the following schools were partially
closed—Bolingbroke-road, Latchmere-street, Shillington-street and Raywood-street Board Schools.
In Wandsworth the following schools were closed or partially closed—St. Ann's, Merton-road,
Warple-wav and All Saints'. In Woolwich, class-rooms of the infants' departments of the
following schools were closed—Bloomfield-road, St. Thomas', St. Michael's, Wood-street, Slade,
High-street and Eglinton-road.
Scarlet Fever.
The cases of scarlet fever notified in the administrative county of London during 1901
numbered 18,381, compared with 13,892 in 1900. The number of deaths registered from this
cause in 1901 was 584, compared with 361 in 1900.
The London rates in 1901 and preceding: periods are shown in the following table—

1 See footnote (1), page 9.
* The Infectious Disrate (Notification) Act came into force in 1889.