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Tottenham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Measles.
There were 1,622 notification of this disease during 1950.
This is the highest figure recorded since 1940when Measles notification
was made compulsory, and is an increase of 655 on the previous
year and 797 on 1949. The incidence of the disease was above the
average throughout the year, and it rose to epidemic proportions at
the end of the year and continued on into 1951.
87 cases, with some complications, were removed to hospital,
but no deaths were caused by this disease.