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Death very seldom occurs during the eruptive stage, and
only six deaths occurred during the first week of the illness.
The time which elapsed between the appearance of the
rash and death was as follows:—
3-7 days. 7-10 days. 10-14 days. 14-21 days, over 21 days.
6 5 11 12 8
No information could be obtained in two instances.
Although closure was successful as far as the Priory
School was concerned, cases occurred in January and February
in some of the other schools.
In the Southfield Road Infants Department, one child was
excluded from Class II on January 27th. On February 6th,
nine cases were reported from Class V. It was decided to
close Class V during the week of February 13th—18th, so that
the children falling ill of the disease might do so out of
school. The children in the class were kept under observation
and visited in their homes.
Seven cases of Measles occurred.
In the Central Infants Department several cases were
notified on February 13th from Class III. A child had been
excluded on January 31st on account of a "cold," which on
subsequent inquiry was found to be the commencement of Measles.
In February the Infants Department of the Central and
Acton Schools were closed, and in March the Infants Department
of the Southfield Road Schools was closed.
Before Easter the outbreak was confined to the northern
part of the district, but on the reopening of the schools after
the Easter holidays cases occurred in the Rothschild Road,