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During the year 1909 Mr. Thomas George Andrews was
registered as the Keeper of the Common Lodging House, Nos.
11, 13, and 15, Fulton Street.
On 17th March, 1909, a new license was granted in respect of
No. 1, High Street, Stratford, of which Mr. Alfred Partner was
registered as the Keeper. This house affords accommodation for 15
lodgers.
Schools.—The Public Elementary Schools consist of 46 Council
Schools, and 14 Non.Provided Schools, together with 4 Council
Special Schools and 2 Higher Elementary Schools, affording in the
aggregate accommodation for 68,826 scholars.
The Schools are for the most part modern, substantially built
buildings, adequately supplied with water, and provided with sufficient
surrounding air space, while their general cleanliness appears to be
well looked after.
With a view to checking the spread of epidemic disease, it has
been the practice for many years past for the Medical Officer of
Health, on receiving information of the occurrence of infectious
disease in the family of a scholar, to send a red.coloured notice to the
Head Teacher of the School (Day School and Secondary School)
recommending the exclusion of children coming from the infected
home, subsequently followed by a white notice freeing the family from
quarantine on the completion of the necessary isolation and the
official disinfection of the premises. Each School is provided with a
supply of disinfectants for general or special use.
The particular action taken with regard to Schools during the
year will be found under the heading " Chief Zymotic Diseases."
Methods of Dealing with Infectious Disease.—Prior
to the Infectious Disease Notification Act, 1899, the notification of