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Most of these cases were of a mild type and those which
were uncomplicated and were treated at the Isolation Hospital at
Rush Green, were detained lor a period of about 33 days.
No case of Smallpox has occurred in the District.
Accommodation is now provided for the treatment of cases
of Measles and Whooping Cough complicated with Pneumonia.
The Schick test and Dick test have have not been employed
nor have any artificial methods of immunization against Diphtheria
and Scarlet Fever.
The Pathological specimens examined by the County Bacterologist
during the year included the following:—97 throat swabs,
88 specimens of sputum for Tuberculosis, 3 samples of Blood for
Widal reaction, and also 5 miscellaneous specimens.
Intimations of non-notifiable infectious diseases occurring
amongst children attending the elementary schools are received from
the Head Teachers. Notices of the exclusion of contacts of notifi
able infectious diseases are sent to the Head Teachers.
The dust shoots in the district are periodically gassed in
order to destroy rats.

Included in the above are 25 cases of Diphtheria and 5 of
Scarlet Fever which occurred among the children in the L.C.C.
Residential Schools and were moved to a London County Council
Hospital.