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Of the 1930 cases, 179 were removed to Hospital.
The age incidence and fatality of the disease were as follows:
There were 63 cases under 1 year of age with 1 death thus
giving a case mortality of 1.58 per cent. Between the ages of 1 to 5
years there were 949 cases with 2 deaths at this age period, giving
a case mortality of 0.21 per cent. Between 5 to 15 years, 888 cases
with 1 death with a case mortality of 0.11 per cent. and 30 eases
15 years and over.
The case mortality for the whole Borough is 0.20 per cent.
It will be seen by the accompanying graph that the epidemic
commenced in the first week in February, reached its peak during
the second week in May and subsided very rapidly after the first
week of July. The epidemic in the early stages appeared to be
more pronounced in the Charlton district. West Greenwich then
came into more prominence for a period of two weeks, being quickly
superseded by East Greenwich at approximately half way through
the epidemic. This lead was maintained by this area till the close
of the epidemic in Mid-July.
The Scheme of Control in conjunction with the L.C.C. was put
into operation and 6,500 leaflets were sent to 19 Schools for distribution.
Of a total of 1,754 children suffering from measles, who were
revisited by the Health Visitors before the end of the year, it was
found that 70 were still suffering from complaints attributable to
the attack of measles. 32 of such children had discharging ears
and 12 were suffering from bronchial catarrh, 9 children were
found to have large cervical glands, and the remaining children
included 4 with chronic conjunctivitis, 4 with enlarged tonsils, 4
with a chronic nasal discharge, 2 with partial deafness, and 3 with
asthmatical tendencies.
All of the children thus found with sequelae as a result of
measles were under supervision and treatment.
The quarterly incidence and distribution of the cases is shewn
in the following table:—