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opinion, should have the same control over school children as
they have over others residing within their boundaries. Dual
control is irritating, confusing, and leads to difficulties.
EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SCARLET
FEYER IN LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL SCHOOL.
On Wednesday, October 2nd, I received information that
the Head Mistress of the Plassy Road School had discovered a
girl in the peeling stage of scarlet fever in classroom G and had
taken her home to Engleheart Road, Catford.
On investigation the following facts were elicited:—
On Tuesday, October 1st, G. S. commenced to attend
Plassy Road School, classroom G. The following day, Wednesday,
October 2nd, the Head Teacher received a complaint that
the new girl had soiled the pinafore of another scholar; this led
to an examination of the child's hands, which were found to be
peeling. The teacher took the child home to Engleheart Road^
where she saw the girl's aunt M. M. and told her the child had
scarlet fever.- The aunt admitted knowledge of this fact.
On visiting the child at her house I found that she was
suffering from scarlet fever, and peeling profusely, three weeks
having probably elapsed since the onset of the disease. The
child, a new scholar, was first admitted at Plassy Road School
on October 1st. After enquiry I was informed by the aunt that
a boy, aged 10, had also been ill, but that he was then at Sandhurst
Road School, which school he had entered that morning.
I proceeded to the school and found the boy in classroom C. He
also showed unmistakeable signs of scarlet fever and was peeling
profusely. Both children were removed to hospital without
delay and the premises in Engleheart Road were disinfected.
While the disinfection of the house was being carried out under