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No deaths were caused by epidemic diarrhoea
—a disease prevalent in hot weather—doubtless
because the summer of 1909 was decidedly a cool
one.
Measles was responsible for 5 deaths. The
disease was very prevalent in the neighbourhood of
Brunswick Park during the month of June, and
the School was closed by the advice of the School
Medical Officer for a period of three weeks, which
period was prolonged by the Managers arranging
that the summer holidays should commence earlier
than usual.
In November the Potters Road School was
also closed by the Managers on account of the
lack of attendance caused by the prevalence of
measles among the children.
It may be here pointed out that the closing
of a School is effected either by the order of the
Sanitary Authority or by the action of the School
Managers. The former is compulsory, the latter
is optional. Closure by order of the Sanitary
Authority is hardly ever likely to be called for, so
the matter will rest in the hands of the School
Managers. If, on the outbreak of infectious
disease in a class, the susceptible children were
excluded at once, it is probable that the outbreak
would be Arrested, and closure, with all its