The history and circumstances of a peculiar outbreak of febrile disease in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Industrial School for Boys, Glasgow, March, 1888 / by James B. Russell ; with note on the clinical aspect of the disease by Samson Gemmell.
- Russell, James Burn, 1837-1904.
- Date:
- 1888
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The history and circumstances of a peculiar outbreak of febrile disease in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Industrial School for Boys, Glasgow, March, 1888 / by James B. Russell ; with note on the clinical aspect of the disease by Samson Gemmell. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![peared in 1858 for the year 1857, we find evidence of this fact and of its association in the opinion of the Inspector with the radical defect of situation. The Convent, which ultimately became the Girls' School, is first refen-ed to in 1862, and the Boys' School in 1868. The following are a few notes and extracts from the Inspector's remarks from year to year:— 1868. Referring to both Institutions— The premises were clean and in good order. The chief drawbacks to them are that the space and opportunity for active exercise are very limited, and that they are so close to a large burial ground still occasionally used. (p. 91.) 1870. Boys.— There was little illness in the house at the date of inspection, but since that time there has been a very serious outbreak of Smallpox. (p. 146.) Girls.— They looked healthy, bright, and cheerful, but there has been serious sickness in the year. * * * * The girls require more air, exercise, and freedom for moral and physical health and growth. (p. 146.) 1872. Boys.— The exercise ground is but small. The children should be taken out for change of air and exercise as often as possible. (p. 160.) Girls.— The girls' school was visited by typhus fever in the early part of the year. No less than 100 girls stricken at once. Two deaths resulted, and two from consumption. * * * * The girls want more air and lively exercise. The situation of the school is not conducive to health. It should be removed to a greater distance from the town. (p. 161.) 1873. Boys.—I found the boys in fair condition of health, though not very robust. They should be taken out for change of air and exercise as often as possible. One death in the year only. A few cases of smallpox had occurred without fatal efiects among the boys, but the Superintendent's son did not survive the attack. (p. 168.) Girls.— The school maintains its internal efficiency. It is not healthy in point of situation. The young children require purer air and a greater amount of exercise and freedom. (p. 169.) 1874. Boys.—'' Health and general condition.—Generally very fair. There had been a serious attack fever in the preced- ing autumn, and 5 deaths had occurred in the present year, chiefly from lung disease. (p. 196.) 1875. Girls.— Health and general condition.—The situation is not a healthy one for children; the girls have rarely enjoyed an average share of good liealth for any length of time. In tlie early part of the year there was an outbreak of typhoid [typhm] fever, affecting 20 girls. These were sent to the Fever Hospital](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22299981_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
