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disinfected. A watch was kept on the infants' department, but the prevalence of the
disease becoming less no further steps were necessary.
Haggerston Road School—one of the class-rooms in the infants '
department was closed for a fortnight in June, on account of measles, and disinfected.
St. John's Road School—came under notice in September, by reason of a case of
scarlet fever having been discovered amongst the children attending one of the
classes. The necessary steps were taken as to disinfection. About 12 days after a
second case was found in the school, but in another class. This patient was
desquamating. So far as could be ascertained no connection was traceable between
these cases beyond the fact that they were attending the same school. The
precautions as to disinfection were repeated, and no cases occurred amongst the
children attending the school which could be traced to either of the cases above
mentioned.
Canal Road School—came under notice early in December, on account of the
prevalence of measles. The decrease in the attendance of the infants in the babies'
room amounted to 34 per cent., and the room was closed for a fortnight and
disinfected.
Gopsall Street School—came under observation in December, also on account of
measles in the infants' department. The babies' room was closed for a fortnight,
and disinfected.
In all the foregoing cases the rooms were closed on the advice of the Medical
Officer of the School Board.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
In 32 cases of suspected infectious disease, bacteriological examinations were
made by Dr. Bulloch at the London Hospital Medical School. In ten of the cases
the disease suspected was consumption, in twelve it was diphtheria, and in ten typhoid
fever. In seven of the suspected consumption cases and in two of the diphtheria
cases the results as to the presence of the specific micro-organism were positive. In
half of the suspected cases of typhoid fever the examinations for Widal's reaction
yielded positive results.
DISINFECTION.
During the year 740 premises were disinfected. The number of articles removed
to the Borough disinfecting station for disinfection amounted to 8,911, as compared
with 55,025 in 1902, and 17,226 in 1901, and included 703 beds, 493 mattresses, 1,301
pillows, 509 bolsters and 5,905 miscellaneous articles. Seven beds and two palliasses