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Notifications were received with respect to 1,026 patients,
against 453 last year, and 1,067 in 1900, representing an attack
rate of 23.6 per 1,000 of the population
Eleven deaths were registered, all being children under 5
years of age, and in nine instances broncho-pneumonia was coupled
with measles in the death certificate, in one bronchitis, and in
another convulsions, equal to a case mortality of 1.07 per cent.
The cases and deaths were divided amongst the age period
as follows:-Under 1 year, 40 cases and 2 deaths; 1 to 5 years, 413
cases and 9 deaths; 5 to 15 years, 513 cases and no deaths; 15
to 25 years, 38 cases and no deaths; 25 to 65 years 13 cases and
no deaths.
Reference to Table 6 will show the streets in which the
disease was most prevalent, and to Table 2 the number of notifications
received in each month.
A widespread epidemic of this disease commenced in January,
increasing in numbers each month until it reached its height in
June and July, 237 and 243 cases being notified in these two months
respectively. It then decreased in August to 61 cases, and in September
completely exhausted itself, there being only 5 cases in
that month, and sporadic cases at intervals to the end of the year.
An outbreak took place in the first 3 months of the year in
North Wimbledon, and was principally confined to scholars attending
private schools. Of the 101 children who attended school.
99 were from private schools, only 2 attending public elementary
schools.
On February 4th, a notification was received with respect to
a scholar attending the High School for Girls, Mansel Road. Between
the 13th and 18th of the same month 28 other scholars
were notified, and an additional 34 between February 18th and
March 21st, making a total of 63.
The first notification of an outbreak of this disease at the
Central Schools was received on March nth. followed bv 3 others
exactly 10 days after, and between March 11th and April 11th
52 scholars of this school were affected.
Measles