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WHRN I left Scotia yean ago. there 



a hazy r roughout the country that, if 



of scarlet fever were rubbed * iment <> 



the scales (in peeling) were thereby prevented 

 from flying about, and thus the risk of prc 

 the infection was lessened. Further, that if car- 

 bolic oil or oth nfectant were used it 



her lessened the risk. I began to use 

 carbolic oil in scarlet fever cases from the com* 

 mencemcnt of the disease, and I soon found in 

 five families with many children that the trouble 

 was limited to one member of the family; yet 



)t realise its importance. 



My first connection with Dr. Baroardo's Homes 



was due to an outbreak of scarlet fever at the 



DagC Home at Barkingside early in 1880. 



To-day 1300 girls are there in residence. Then 



the number was under 500. Among these i'J" 



were attacked. Not since have we had aa 



epidemic of this proportion ; indeed, epidemics 



are with us of very rare occurrence, and when 



