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Hampstead 1899
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1899
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Special causes of Death. —The deaths of parishioners from the seven
principal zymotic diseases, after correction for those of our parishioners
who died in hospital outside our district, are equal to a ratio of 1.19.
The ratio for London was 2.48.
The following table shows the diminution or excess of deaths in 1899 from the seven principal zymotic diseases.
| Causes of death. | 1899. | 1898. | Diminution in 1899. | Excess in 1899. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | 19 | 6 | .. |
| Measles | 22 | 26 | 4 | .. |
| Enteric and Continued Fever | 4 | 11 | 7 | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 27 | 16 | .. |
| Diarrhœa and English Cholera | 39 | 24 | .. | 15 |
| Total | 95 | 110 | 33 | 18 |
Small Pox.—It is satisfactory to be able to report that no case
of Small Pox was registered in the year, this making the fourth year
since the disease visited our parish.
From the returns of the Registrar-General it appears that there
were only three deaths from Small Pox in London in 1899, against
55, 9, 16 and 1 in the four preceding years.
Vaccination. —The number of conscientious objectors' certificates as
to vaccination in 1599, for the parish of Hampstead, is stated by the
Vaccination Officer to be 36, or rather more than two per cent, on