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"diphtheria occurring in the two Haringey Wards for the last three
"months, from which it will be seen that they are distributed
"more or less evenly throughout. The cases where they seem to
"be more particularly grouped are those in which second or third
"cases have occurred in one house. I have carefully inquired as
"to the school attendance of the children affected, and, although
"many of them have attended the Harringay Board School, there
"is nothing in that School, so for as I am aware, to account for
"the outbreak. I have carefully examined the sanitary arrange"ments
of this School in conjunction with Mr. Lovegrove, and
"see nothing that can be objected to. The water-closets are all
"clean and in good order, and are in the hands of a caretaker, who
"constantly supervises them, more particularly so in the case of
"the closets used by the infants, it being his duty to see that
"they are properly flushed after use. I understand from Mr.
"Lovegrove that the drains of the School have been tested with a
"water test and not found defective. I have made careful inquiry
"at all the houses where diphtheria has occurred, and have also
"reported on them to your Committee, and I may say that the
"almost universal reply as to the question how the disease was
"supposed to have been caught, is that they are unable to say."
Typhoid Fever.—Fewer cases of this disease have been certified
during the year, 31 comparing with 34 for 1896, and 46 for 1895. No
Ward has been free from this disease, but the greater number of the
cases have been in two Wards only, namely:—12 in Hornsey and 7
in North Haringey. The drains at all the houses at which the disease
occurred have been tested.
Erysipelas.—Exactly the same number of cases have been
certified as for the previous year, namely:—39 comparing with 45 for
1895.
Continued Fever.—There was no case reported during the
year.
Puerperal Fever.—Two cases were reported comparing with 5
for 1896, and 4 for 1895,