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the latter had attended Infant Schools, and the other half,
Schools for older children.
Among the 21 below school age, infection was traced in
8, untraced in 13.
In the private school, 5 out of the 6 cases were traced.
Of the total number of cases of Scarlet Fever, 90 in all,
the source of infection was either traced or surmised in 37,
i.e., over 40 per cent. This proportion is much larger than in
past years, but is not very reliable, as evidence which would
satisfy one enquirer might be rejected by another.
There was one " return " case during the year.
A child of 8 years was discharged from the Isolation Hospital
on February 16th, after a detention of nearly 8 weeks.
Later on he had a bad cold and discharge from his nose, and
on March 13th, i.e., 25 days after his return, his brother of
2} years fell ill with Scarlet Fever.
One boy, who was discharged from the Isolation Hospital
on December 1st, after an attack of Diphtheria, fell ill the next
day, and on the following day showed the rash of Scarlet Fever.
As he fell ill so soon after his discharge, and as there was no
illness at home, it is presumed that he took the infection at the
Hospital.
A child, aged 18 months, who had been severely scalded
some days before, developed Pneumonia, followed by a rash,
which was at first supposed to be Septic. Within a few days,
his brother of 6 years and his mother both fell ill with wellmarked
Scarlet Fever, and the scalded child was then found