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In 1939 the privately owned bathing pool belonging to the
Ranelagh Club was opened to the public at a charge for admission
during the spell of hot weather in Midsummer. Purification of the
water at the bath is carried out by means of filtration and chlorination.
Bacteriological examination of water from the bath showed the
water to be in a satisfactory condition for bathing purposes.
(12) SCHOOLS.
There are 26 schools in the 6 district. Of these 12 are Public
Elementary Schools, 2 are County Secondary Schools, and 12 are
private schools.
Careful investigations have been made into all outbreaks of
infectious diseases amongst scholars, and exclusions from school, as
necessary, were rigidly enforced in accordance with the practice
described in previous Annual Reports. Details of the incidence of
scarlet-fever and diphtheria (two of the more serious, but relatively
more preventable, infectious diseases) among children attending
school during the year are given below.
Of 36 cases of scarlet fever notified during the year 17 were cases
in children of school age. Of these 13 were children attending public
elementary schools, and 4 were cases in children attending private
schools (1 at a private school in Barnes, and 3 at private schools
outside the district).
Of the 4 cases of diphtheria notified during the year 3 were
cases of children of school age. One of these children attended a
public elementary school in the Borough, the other 2 attended
schools outside the Borough.