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The parents of all children with any discharge are recommended
to obtain medical assistance, and the district nurse is
often requested to visit and syringe the ear or nose. Parents
are always advised as to treatment, and children suspected
to be infectious are kept at home and from association with
other children.
The hospital superintendents forward the names of any
children discharged while still suffering from rhinorrhoea.
41. Home Isolation. 31 certificates of efficient home
isolation were given to enable men to continue their employment
in the Arsenal, and so obviate unnecessary removal to
hospital, oompared with 18, 25, and 12, in the three preceding
years. One case of failure of home isolation was
noted.
In the Annual Report for 1911 a comparison was made
between home and hospital isolation, showing that, whereas
there were only 1.6 per cent. of failures in home isolation,
there were 4.6 per cent. in hospital isolation. Failure means
the occurrence of secondary cases attributed to the primary
case.
42. Other sources of Infection. In addition to return
cases, a probable source of infection was found in 82 cases.
In 40 cases infection was attributed to other inmates of the
house.
43. In 8 cases infection was attributed to friends and
neighbours, in 28 cases to school attendance, and in 6 to
various hospitals.
44. The Annual Report for 1905 contained a special