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14
Willesden Outbreak-
To obviate the necessity of a further report, four cases
which occurred in 1906 are included in this portion ; these are
omitted from the preceding figures and also from the Tables
for 1905.
The first case in the Willesden neighbourhood was reported
from Victoria Road on April 26th, but no others occurred until
August 8th. Two cases were notified in August, but neither
was a pupil in the Willesden School.
Between September 8th and September 20th, ten cases
were notified from Railway Cottages, eight of whom attended
the Willesden School.
On September 11th the School was closed for 3 weeks
No fresh cases occurred between September 20th & October 18th;
on the latter date two notifications were received.
A month elapsed before another case was notified, but
between November 18th and November 25th, four notifications
were received ; and on December 23rd, a case was removed to
Hospital from Railway Cottages, which case subsequently proved
fatal.
Between January 18th and February 2nd, 1906, four cases
were notified from Railway Cottages, all of whom attended
school.
Altogether, 24 cases were notified from this neighbourhood,
and 16 of the children attended the Willesden School.
The cases occurred in 20 houses, three in one family, two
each in two houses, and a single case in 17 houses.
Eighteen cases were notified from Railway Cottages, four
from Inverness Terrace, one from Victoria Road, and one from
the Huts.