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(7) Schools.
The sanitary conditions of the schools in the district
are good. The water supply is obtained from the
Metropolitan Water Board.
During the early part of the year there was a small
epidemic of measles, but very little other infectious
disease. At the close of the year there were also a good
many cases of mumps of a very mild type. No schools
were closed during the year.
Classes from which children were away ill with
notifiable infectious disease were examined on numerous
occasions with a view of detecting " missed " cases, but
none were found. There was no special incidence of
disease in any particular school during the year with the
exception of the cases of mumps which were chiefly confined
to one school.
The other diseases were spread about among the
schools generally.
Food.
(1) Milk Supply.
There are 5 cowsheds in the occupation of 5 cowkeepers,
and 21 dairymen and purveyors of milk in the
district, and about 70 cows. The cows are periodically
inspected by the Veterinary Surgeon appointed by the
Council, and a report on their condition is furnished
quarterly. During 1919 no case of Tuberculosis was
detected.
The cowsheds and milkshops are inspected
regularly, and on the whole have been found in satisfactory
condition.
There was some shortage of supply during the year,
but during the Railway Strike one of the dairymen
utilised a motor lorry for the collection of milk from
farmers in Kent, and the shortage at that time was
much less than in many other districts.