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Erysipelas.
Eleven cases of this disease were notified
during the year as compared with 16 for the
previous year. No deaths were registered as
due to this disease.
Scarlet Fever,
Ninety cases of this disease was notified
during the year as compared with 51 for the
previous year. Seventy-seven cases were
removed to Mogden Hospital, being 85-5 per cent, of the cases
notified.
The following report was presented to the Health Committee
in December:—
Town Hall, Richmond (Surrey)
December 17th, 1908.
To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee.
Gbntle.men,
At your fortnightly meetings I have reported upon all cases
of infectious disease occurring in the Borough, and the precautionary
measures adopted in such cases, I now beg to present
a resume of the particulars concerning scarlet fever in connection
with the scholars of St. John's and the Wesleyan Schools,
the two schools chiefly affected during the recent outbreak.
At the latter part of September, Scarlet Fever became
prevalent in Mitchel's Row and the adjoining neighbourhood,
attacking amongst others, some scholars of two departments of
St. John's Schools. In addition to enforcing the usual precautionary
measures the Medical Officer of Health, by virtue of
his appointment as School Medical Officer, visited the schools
daily for some weeks and frequently inspected the scholars, as
well as visiting the homes of some of the absentees. Each
morning the hands and neck of every child was inspected by
the Head Teachers and the result of such inspection reported