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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Deptford 1915
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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The following table shows the periods of the year, and the localities in which deaths from Measles occurred, the sex and ages at death.
| WARDS. | QUARTERS. | YEAR. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March. | June. | Sept. | Dec. | |||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total. | ||
| East | l | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| North | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| North-West | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| South | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| South-East | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| South-West | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 15 | 12 | – | 2 | l | – | 28 | 21 | 49 | |
| AGES AT DEATH. | ||||||||||||
| Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-2 | 5 2 | 5-45 | 45-65 | 65 & upwards | All Ages | |||
| 10 | 18 | 20 | 1 | — | – | – | – | 49 | ||||
Measles presents a problem bristling with difficulties, for infectivity
is greatest at the time of the appearance of the rash. Measles is not
transmitted by means of the desquamation. Terminal disinfection is
probably useless and therefore unnecessary. Transmission of the
disease by third persons or by fomites is exceedingly improbable. The
control of measles depends upon the early recognition of cases.
Notification of Measles.
Cases of measles aud German measles are in future to be notified
by medical practitioners and by parents or guardians.
The order imposing the requirement is called the Public Health
(Measles and German Measles) Regulations, 1915, and it comes into
force on January 1st, 1916. This fact was made known to the Public
Health Committee on 1st December, 1915.