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HOMI TREATMENT AND 



dence of Dr. F. A I irdo, an esteemed and 



worthy brother of tin :* .under of these Hon 

 and the inmates consist of some of our most <1< -li- 

 cate and crippled children. The number of chil- 

 n in residence at the time of the outl-ivak was 

 forty-nine. Scarlet fever cases occunvd here as 

 follows during this outbreak : 



The first two cases were sent to the isolation 

 hospital, during Dr. F. A. E. Barnardo's absence, 

 by his assistant. Dr. Barnardo, on his return, 

 brought them back, and they were forthwith 

 treated with carbolic oil and eucalyptus oil, and 

 put with the other children. The third and fourth 

 cases had this treatment from the very commence- 

 ment, and remained with four other children the 

 whole time. These last four had not previously 

 had scarlet fever, as was ascertained by careful 

 inquiry afterwards. It was thus a crucial test. 

 These eight children (four scarlet fever cases and 

 four who had never had scarlet fever) slept in one 



