G'day Tricia and All, It would be very likely that an epidemic did occur as the returning troops from WW1 brought many such diseases back with them. One such nasty one was a severe flu epidemic which took the lives of many. The newspapers of the day sometimes reported on such things, this is where I would start to look for any clues. Regards, Daryl Crabtree ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parnell Family" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:51 PM Subject: [AUS-VIC-West] Re: Illnesses in early 1910's > Hi all, > > An elderly aunt (now deceased) was born in 1914 a bright happy child by all > accounts. Around 1918 something happened to her, one story handed down, was > that she caught measles, which developed into meningitis, leaving her > mentally handicapped. There were other stories describing how she became > handicapped. > > Would anyone know whether there was an epidemic of measles around the 1917, > 1918, 1919 period, in the Camperdown district? > > Many thanks > Tricia > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Dead Persons Society Melbourne Victoria Australia > http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dpsoc/frames.htm > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >