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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTiON.
Of the above cases 2 were attacked in December
(11t?i and 14th respectively) last year.The renainéer
have been attacked since 2th February,1913.
I examined the throatB 9f all the children
except one,and took swabbings of 28 throats,These
swabbings were submitted to bacteriological examination,when it was found that HENRY ADRSOjonor
the Head Maste4 was a "DJ,htheria Carrier", i•
although he was not iii himself,he was harbouring
living bacilli
in his throat.Also,two other children
fortunately belonging to the one faxnily,viz,Gertrude
and Alfred Fury,had diphtherèid bacilli living in
their throats.
12 of the 44 children, i. e, over 25,were round to
have enlarged or diseased tonsils,Notices will be sent
to the parents in the ordinary way,
Each child on being examined was given one or two
formaaint tablete.Although this was done to help
sterilize the throat,it also aided the examination,as
tne children were keen on getting the "blues",
OPIN ION,
At this date it is impossible to express a
definite opinion re the origin of the oitbreak,There
were many opportunities for the first case to become
infected,as diphtheria is prevalent in the District,
it is also impossible to say when Henry Anderson became a "Carrier",but the fact that he is a "Carrier"
must have been an important factor,if not the main
factor
