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  • Education > Administration

    Dingwall - Dingwall Academy School Board meeting, school closed owing to measles epidemic

    Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, December 14, 1880

    Page/Col Ref:4A

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  • Education > Administration

    Wick - A meeting of the church School Board was held to consider whether to close the schools on account of the severe epidemic of measles

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, October 27, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:7D

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  • Education > Schools

    Beauly Public School - Closed due to an outbreak of measles

    Inverness Courier Tuesday, March 5, 1901

    Page/Col Ref:4F

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  • Health & Welfare > Charity

    Fortrose - Fortrose Public School closed due to an epidemic of measles

    Inverness Courier Friday, January 4, 1901

    Page/Col Ref:7A

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  • Health & Welfare > Charity

    Beauly - Beauly Public School closed due to an epidemic of measles

    Inverness Courier Friday, January 11, 1901

    Page/Col Ref:5D

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  • Health & Welfare > Charity

    Forres - Forres Public School closed due to an epidemic of measles

    Inverness Courier Friday, February 1, 1901

    Page/Col Ref:6F

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Wick and Pulteneytown. Outbreak of measles.

    John O'Groat Journal Friday, June 24, 1842

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Invergordon - Outbreak of measles

    Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, July 17, 1849

    Page/Col Ref:6D

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Small-pox measles prevalent and people advised to emmulate their betters and have children vaccinated.

    John O'Groat Journal Friday, August 31, 1849

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Grantown - Measles prevalent in Grantown & surrounding district

    Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, March 18, 1856

    Page/Col Ref:5E

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Cromarty - Measles epidemic

    Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, April 1, 1856

    Page/Col Ref:6B

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Inverness. Small pox and measles continue to prevail.

    John O'Groat Journal Thursday, May 31, 1860

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Caithness - Measles widespread due to mild weather

    Inverness Advertiser Friday, January 15, 1869

    Page/Col Ref:2C

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Inverness - Measles, fatal in some cases, caused by mild weather

    Inverness Advertiser Friday, January 15, 1869

    Page/Col Ref:2C

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Kirkwall - Severe epidemic of measles

    Inverness Advertiser Friday, April 6, 1883

    Page/Col Ref:7A

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Ullapool - The school has had to be closed because of a measles outbreak

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, September 23, 1886

    Page/Col Ref:7B-C

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    South Uist - Measles epidemic expected with girls returning from herring fishing

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, September 8, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:7A

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Hebrides - Hebridean girls die, measles epidemic due to overcrowding at the Fraserburgh fish curing

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, September 8, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:6E & 7B

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    South Uist - Measles epidemic continuing, brought in by girls returning from the Fraserburgh fish curing, 2 deaths

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, September 22, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:6C

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Barra - Measles epidemic, over 30 serious cases

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, September 29, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:6D

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    South Uist - Measles epidemic continuing, brought in by girls returning from the Fraserburgh fish curing, 2 deaths

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, October 6, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:7B

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Inverness - Meeting of the School Board to discuss the measles epidemic in the Merkinch & Shore districts

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, October 13, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:5D

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Highlands - The measles epidemic which has been prevalent in Pulteneytown has now been carried to Wick

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, October 20, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:7B

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Barra - Measles epidemic, over 30 serious cases. Further comment

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, October 20, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:6C

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  • Health & Welfare > Diseases & Epidemics

    Highlands - The measles epidemic which has been prevalent in Pulteneytown has now been carried to Wick

    Scottish Highlander Thursday, October 27, 1887

    Page/Col Ref:7D

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