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Methods of Dealing with Infectious Diseases..On
receipt of a notification of an infectious disease
the house is forthwith visited by the Medical Officer
of Health and Sanitary Inspector, the case, where
possible, removed to the Isolation Hospital, and the
disinfection of the house carried out. All infected
clothing remains in the sick room, which is sealed
until the following day, when it is removed to the
Isolation Hospital for steam disinfection.
On the notification of a case in a house where there
are children attending either Day or Sunday Schools,
noice is sent by post to the Head Teacher, to the
Attendance Officer of the Day Schools, and to the
Manager of the Sunday School.
If the case be removed to the Isolation Hospital,
further notice is sent to the School of the date of
discharge; where the case is isolated at home notice
is sent when disinfection of the house is completed.
With this information teachers can, by reference to
the Education Committee's memorandum, decide the
date for re-admission to School.
Sutton, Carshalton, and Leatherhead Urban
Districts, and Epsom Rural District, with, in 1909,
an estimated gross population of 82,950, have an
Isolation Hospital at Cuddington, under the
management of a Board of representatives of the four
Councils. The Hospital receives cases of Scarlet