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from scarlet fever:—Nov. 25th, one case; Nov. 26th, two cases;
Nov. 27th, one case; Nov. 28th, four cases; Nov. 30th, one
case (not been to school for over a month, contracted from
other members of the family previously attacked, the first one
of the family to be attacked being a non-scholar); Dec. 3rd,
one case (this child had been ill for some days) ; Dec. 5th, one
case. As it was the 11th day from the closing of the schools
when this case arose the disease was possibly contracted from
some other source than the school.
The Wesleyan schools were re-opened on December 7th,
and since that period the following are all the notifications of
scarlet fever among the scholars of that school:—
Dec., 12th. One case in Ashley Road. Origin cannot be
traced.
„ 14th. One case in Lower Mortlake Road. This scholar
has been playing with other children in the
neighbourhood. Other cases not attending the
Wesleyan school have occurred in the immediate
neighbourhood.
,, 15th. Two children of one family in Church Road.
These children have not attended school since
the schools were re-opened. Upon investigation
the Medical Officer has ascertained that
the first child was attacked on Nov. 27th, but
the nature of the illness was not recognized by
the parents. This child was "peeling" freely
when seen by the Medical Officcr on Dec. 15th.
The second child contracted the disease from
this one and was in the acute stage on Dec.
15th.