Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Table showing ages at death of the fatal cases and the ages of the
Name. | Age and Sex. | School. | Age and sex of first case in House. | School. |
---|---|---|---|---|
T.V. | M., 13 months | none | This child | none |
C.Q. | F., 1½ years | none | F., 6 years | Raynham Infants |
G.I. | M., 1½ years | none | M., 7 years | National Infants |
N.C. | F., 11 months | none | F., 4 years | Montagu Infants |
B.X. | M., 3 years | Montagu Infants | This child | Montagu Infants |
U.x. | M., 2 years | none | M., 4 years | Montagu Infants |
K.C. | F., 5 years | none | F., 4 years | Montagu Infants |
N.T. | F., 2 years | none | F., 2 years | None |
J.H. | F., 1¾ years | none | M., 4 years | Montagu Infants |
I.C. | F., 1¾ years | none | F., 4½ years | Montagu Infants |
I.S. | M., 1¼ years | none | F., 4½years | Montagu Infants |
M.N. | M., 11 months | none | M., 6 years | Montagu Infants |
B.E. | F., 4¾years | Montagu Infants | This child | Montagu Infants |
G.Q. | F., 2 years | none | M., 5 years | National Infants |
K.G. | M., 1 year | none | F., 5 years | National Infants |
J.G. | F., 1¾ years | none | M., years | none |
I.E. | M., 1¾ years | none | M., 5 years | National Infants |
D.H. | F., 12 days | none | M., 5 years | none |
K.N. | M., 3½ months | none | M., 4 years | Montagu Infants |
P.G. | M., 1¼ years | none | F., 5 years | National Infants |
X.B. | M., 2 years | none | F., 6 years | National Infants |
X.K. | M., 11 months | none | F., 4 years | Eldon Rd.Infants |
B.N. | F., 2 years | none | This child | none |
D.S. | M., 2 years | none | This child | none |
I.S. | M., 7 months | none | M., 2 years | none |
F.G. | F., 2 years | none | M., 3½ years | National Infants |
W.Q. | F., 1½ years | none | F., 4½ years | Eldon Rd.Infants |
It will be seen from the above table that 20 out of the 27 fatal
cases, or over 74 per cent of the deaths, owed their infection to
children who were attending infant schools when they themselves
developed the disease. Out of these 20 deaths no less than 12. or
44 per cent of the total measles' deaths, were infected by children
attending school who were under school age. In none of the fatal
cases was the infection imported into the house by a scholar attend-