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with the need of elaborate disini afterwards, 



for the source of infection was destroyed. 

 SomecrucUl Only after years of most careful < i<m. 



however, was I able to establish this with full 

 assurance. 



1895 Rev. W. II. Finney, M.A., the chaplain 

 to the Girls' Village Home, in connection with 

 Barnardo's Homes, had a very severe attack of 

 scarlet fever at Ilford. He peeled more freely 

 than almost any patient I have seen, yet at the 

 end of ten days, when he was peeling most freely, 

 I had him brought up to my home in East London. 

 Ho spent several days as one of the family. 

 During these days he mingled freely with my 

 children, both at meal times and at games. 

 In fact, they were often all playing on the floor 

 together. Several of my children had not then 

 had scarlet fever, and none of them had contracted 

 the disease ; although some of them had the 

 ease in later years. By this time I was fully 

 convinced of the absolute prevention of the spread 

 of scarlet fever when this treatment was faithfully 

 carried out. 



To many friends, both medical and other, I 

 have strongly recommended this plan, and the 

 directions have been faithfully followed on many 

 occasions. The heads of one large family (Dr. and 

 Mrs. Harry Guinness of Harley College) took up 

 the system most warmly. On six occasions they 



