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before the closure of the steam jets, the articles when removed
arc discovered to be saturated with water. This occurs from
the condensation of the vapours engaged in the woven
meshes of the cloth and in the interspaces of the bedding, by
the sudden admission of a draught of cold air. That the
articles may not be destroyed by contact with the heated
metal, the stove is lined with sheet asbestos. Unless under
exceptional circumstances, the stoving is completed in
twenty minutes.
The removal of infected articles and the return is accomplished
by the employment of two vans, the one retained
exclusively for the former purpose, the other for the latter.
In September it was found necessary to put in force the
powers conferred upon the Sanitary Authority by the 98th
articlc of the codc of the Educational Department: "The
managers must comply with any notice of the Sanitary
Authority of the district in which the school is situated,
requiring them, for a specified time, with a view to
preventing the spread of disease, either to close the school
or to exclude any scholar from attendance." Scarlet Fever
and Diphtheria appeared in the neighbourhood of the
Lyham Road Schools. Case after case occurred in rapid
succession. It was found that in almost every instance a child
of the family attacked, was, or had been, in attendance at
the Board schools. The outbreak was a particularly fatal one.
Twelve children died in a fortnight. Others were in a dangerous
condition. An order was sent to the managers, and after
some discussion the school was closed for one month. The
children affected were either isolated or sent into hospital,
and the outbreak in that district was at an end.
Whilst the epidemic was in progress, the gutters and
drains of the courts and alleys were periodically ilushed with
a strong solution of carbolic acid. The people inhabiting