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In the early part of March the disease spread to West
Hendon district, and principally affected Algernon Road and
St. John'9 Schools. The Sunday Schools in this district were
also closed, and I am very pleased to be able to report that by
April the district was apparently free from any undue number
of oases of this complaint.
During the year 22 deaths from this disease were
registered.
At every house in which Measles occurred a printed
leaflet was sent or delivered containing important advice to
parents and guardians explaining the nature of the disease
and the complications which may result from neglectful
nursing, with advice as to isolation, disinfection, and how to
protect other children from contracting the complaint.
A Special notice with regard to exclusion of school
children is added to the instructions.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
The first temporary Isolation Hospital was erected in
1889; it contained two wards, with nine beds, for the treatment
of Scarlet Fever. The building also comprised a
dispensary, a nurses' day room a.nd bedroom, with kitchen
and scullery, two w.c.'s and bath.
This building, with slight alterations and the addition of
an Observation Ward with three beds, served the district
until 1902. In this year an outbreak of Small Pox occurred,
when an additional ward was added for 8 beds.
During the greater part of 1902 all the wards were
reserved for the treatment of Small Pox, and temporary provision
was found for Scarlet Fever patients. Other additions
were afterwards made, when an ambulance house, mortuary,
laundry, and drying room, and an extra nurse's bedroom,
were furnished, also certain enlargements were made to the
kitchen, etc.