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The areas round Bromley South Station, Mason's Hill,
Havelock and Chatterton roads were the parts of the district
chiefly affected, St. Luke's Parish having more than its proportionate
share of the cases.
More than half of the total cases were reported in the
months of September, October and November.
During the first half of the year we had no undue prevalence
of diphtheria, but in June and July a rather larger number of
cases were notified than is usual. Several of the children
attended the Addison Road and the Widmore Schools. In
August, probably owing to the holidays, only 2 cases
occurred.
About the middle of September cases of diphtheria were
notified in rapid succession, and as many of the children had
been attending the Mason's Hill Infant School, this school
was closed from September 25th for three weeks. This
measure had the effect of checking the disease to some extent,
but in November cases were notified in other parts of the
town, especially among children attending the Raglan Road
School. As the number of children attacked was small in
proportion to the total number on the roll of this school,
which accommodates over 1,000 scholars, it was decided not
to advise the closure of the school, but to trust to the usual
preventive measures. This seemed to be effectual as regards
this school, but cases were still notified in other parts of the
Borough. These shortly diminished, and in December only
5 cases were reported. During the New Year the number of
cases notified has been above the average, but on the whole