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weeks without medical attention, and whose
throat and nose proved to be in an active state
of Diphtherial infection. This boy was isolated
and swabbed at intervals, and continued infective
right away until the middle of December.
All the [schools implicated were thoroughly
disinfected as occasion arose.
Milk Supply.
A very close watch was kept on the various
milk supplies throughout the year, but in no case
could I trace any connection between the cases of
Diphtheria and milk supply.
Sanitary Condition of Affected Houses.
A careful inspection was as usual made of
every house affected, and while defects were frequently
found in the sanitary arrangements, they
were in many cases only of a minor character, and
such as one must expect to find in the wear and
tear of cottage property.
I received 757 swabs of suspected cases for
bacteriological examination from 23 medical practitioners
in the District. Of these swabs 149 were
positive and 608 negative, showing a percentage
of 18.3 positive swabs.
I think that the following extract from a
Memorandum on Closure of and Exclusion from
Schools, issued by the Local Government Board
and Board of Education, the recommendations in
which have been adopted by the Council, is sufficiently
interesting to warrant quotation in full:—