VERMIN IN SCHOOL
DISQUIETING REPORT.
By Telceraph—Prcsa Asaociatlon^-Copyrlgbv “Times" and Sydney “Sun" Services. LONDON, March 12. The medical officer of the London County Council reports that 30 per cent, of the girls in the elementary schools are infected with vermin, and 31 per cent, of infants affected. The fact that flea prevalence is observed to occur simultaneously with an outbreak of scarlet fever is regarded as an important light on the obscure problem of the transmission of diseases in Great Britain. Increased facilities for cleansing in*, fccted children are demanded.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8681, 14 March 1914, Page 5
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90VERMIN IN SCHOOL New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8681, 14 March 1914, Page 5
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