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are those of the true Londoner who has never known any discipline
other than that of the Board School.
The report of Dr. Jones, the county Medical Officer of Health
and Education Medical Officer, will contain other detailed
information on these and other points. I will only add, that
during 1910, it was necessary but twice to close a limited part
of a school on account of interference of disease with the work of
the teachers.
In the main there has been no change in our manner of dealing
with cases of infectious disease during the year.
But the highly important order and circular of the Local Government
Board, concerning the question of provision of antitoxin, must
be mentioned. Shortly after the receipt of this order and memorandum,
a sub-committee was formed under the chairmanship of
Mr. Watson, to whom the papers were referred. To this subcommittee
it was my duty to make some recommendations, and
after consideration, they were embodied in the following report,
ultimately adopted by the Council: —
"We have carefully considered this Order, and are of
opinion that by the prompt and proper administration of antitoxin,
considerable expenditure will be saved in the cost of
maintenance at the Hospital.
We accordingly recommend :—
(1) That as at present a sufficient supply of antitoxin
be kept at the Council's Hospital, and that arrangements
be made for its supply at the Hospital at any time to any
medical man, on payment of the capital cost, which is at
present 4s. per bulb of 3,000 units.
(2) That the Medical Officer of Health be authorised
to employ prophylactic injections in cases where he finds
the same to be of advantage to the public health,