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MEASLES.
Twenty-nine cases of Measles only were notified, all of which
were of a mild character.
Coombe 1
New Maiden 28
Old Maiden -
29
Nine cases were between 15 and 30 years. Thirteen were
under school age, one attended a public, and six private schools.
No disease effects school attendance more than an Epidemic of
Measles, great assistance would be afforded the School Managers,
if medical practitioners would adhere to the regulations for exclusion
in this disease lately issued by the Surrey Education Committee,
viz
Rules for exclusion of Individuals.
Children attacked by Measles should be kept from school for
four weeks.
As regards other children living in Infected Houses:—
Districts in which the majority of children over seven years of age
attending Public Elementary Schools have had measles, the
practise adopted, when measles breaks out in a household is to
exclude from school attendance, only those children of the same
household who attend the infant school and those older children
of the same household who have not had measles.
These children should be excluded from school for 21 days
from the date of onset of the illness of the last patient with
measles in the house.
That is to say those children over seven years of age who
have had measles are permitted to attend school enabling them to
gain full advantage of tuition. This procedure assists generally
in preventing the closure of the school; which is always a loss to
to the scholars, teachers, and school managers.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Five deaths occurred, all of which were notified in New Maiden;
one case was that of a non-resident.