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There were 20 deaths from Measles as compared with 27 in
1906.
The Ward distribution of the fatal cases was as follows
North-East 2
North-West 6
South-East 4
South-West 8
The information we received as to the distribution of the
disease is necessarily incomplete, but the fatality from the disease
is no index of its distribution. The mortality is in a large degree
determined by the social conditions of the population.
Out of the 307 cases notified, 113 lived in the North-East Ward,
54 in the North-West, 83 in the South-East and 57 in the SouthWest.
There is no doubt that the disease was least prevalent
in the South-West Ward, and a glance at the schools affected will
bear out this view.
Central Infants was closed from Jan. 21st to Feb. 15th.
Priory Infants was closed from Jan. 21st to Feb. 15th.
South Acton Infants was closed from Jan. 28th to Feb. 22nd.
St. Mary's Infants was closed from Mar. 4th to Mar. 28th.
Beaumont Park Infants was closed from Mar. IIth to
Mar. 28th.
From inquiries made, it was found that the majority of the
deaths occurred from lung complications, and many lives would
doubtless be saved if all cases of Measles which were seriously ill
could have skilled nursing. Under Section 21 of the Acton Improvement
Act, 1904, the Council may provide or contract with any
person or persons to provide nurses for attendance upon any person
suffering from infectious disease within the district and may charge
a reasonable sum for the service of any nurse so provided. It is
probable that this section applies to Measles and Whooping Cough
as well as the diseases scheduled in the Infectious Disease Notification
Act, but in Acton it is difficult to suggest means by which