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Acton 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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succumb. The age at which relatively the greatest number of
children die of Measles is the second year of life; while after
the third year has passed there is a rapid decrease in the
proportion of children dying of the disease.
The ages at death in Acton last year was as follows:—
Under 1 year. l-2yrs. 2-3 3-4. 4-5. 5-10yrs.
12 16 6 6 2 2
Between 1881 and 1902 the difference between epidemic
and enterepidemic periods was most marked.
The major epidemic years were as follows:—
1885 with a death-rate of 120 per 100,000 inhabitants
1889 „ „ „ „ „ 115 „ ,, ,,
1892 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 98 „ ,, ,,
1896 „ ,, ,, ,, ,, 80 „ ,, ,,
1902 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 78 ,, ,, ,,
1906 „ „ „ „ „ 54 „ „ „
1911 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 75 ,, ,, „
But whereas the peak observed in epidemic years has
become flattened the trough in interepidemic years has become
raised, so that the actual number of victims to the disease
has not diminished.
Following the epidemics of 1892 and 1902, there was no
death from the disease in 1893 and 1903, but since 1903, not
a single year has passed without a death, although in 1905
there were only four deaths and in 1910 there was only
one death.
The following table is taken from Dr. Theodores Thompson's
report to the Local Government Board on the control of
Measles, and shows that the incidence of attack is different
from that of death.