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a new one, I am aware, but it shall not be lost
sight of, and during the present year I shall
hope to make myself better acquainted with the
subject and its possibilities.
Measles.—This disease began to be prevalent
in the last quarter of the year, just before Christinas,
and has continued over into the New Year, causing
a very diminished attendance at all the schools.
I should like to draw attention to the false security
felt by many of the parents of children affected
with measles. These seem to hold the belief
that 110 fear need be entertained regarding the
ultimate recovery of the little patient, and they
often neglect to call in a doctor until some serious
condition has arisen which may possibly terminate
fatally. I have recently come across several of
these cases and I expect the same experience has
been met with by other doctors. Measles is now
fast becoming a more dangerous disease to children,
by reason of its complications, than scarlet fever,
which for some years has been taking on a milder
type. Measles is now often a disease of great
virulence, and it is during convalescence that the
more serious complications are apt to arise, and I
think that mothers—especially in the poorer classes
—should now understand that measles is not necessarily
"a mild disease best treated by saffron tea."
Enteric Fever.—There were five cases
notified of this disease, two of which were
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