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Scarlet Fever 218
Diphtheria 127
Enteric Fever 3
Erysipelas 1
Pneumonia 24
Encephalitis Lethargica 8
Voluntary Notifications.—The following cases were voluntarily
notified by teachers and attendance officers during the year:—
Measles 771
German Measles 30
Mumps 263
Whooping Cough 192
Chicken Pox 461
Scarlet Fever 105
Diphtheria 59
Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever 1
Scabies 21
Skin Diseases 9
Verminous 9
Tonsilitis 19
Chorea 4
Pneumonia 1
Rash 15
Sore Throat 44
Tuberculosis 8
Influenza 108
Eye Diseases 12
Ringworm of Head 47
Ringworm of Body 18
Sores and Eczema 86
Impetigo 13
Other Diseases 244
Children excluded owing
to infectious disease
in house 396
Debility 17
Otorrhoea 4
These cases were followed up by the School Nurses and were not
readmitted to school until they were free from infection and the possibility
of communicating the disease to others.
Bacteriological Examinations.—Swabs have been taken from
children discharged from Isolation Hospital after diphtheria, and from
children who have been in contact with cases of diphtheria, and examined
bacteriologically. 1,053 such examinations were made, 85 were found
to be positive', 900 negative, and 68 contained bacteria morphologically
similar to Klebs Lœffler bacilli.
Microscopical Examinations.—Hairs were taken from children who
were suspected to be suffering from ringworm in 107 instances and submitted
to microscopical examination. 85 were positive.