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Hampstead 1909
Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| DISEASE. | WARDS. | Totals. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | No. 2 (Belsize) | No. 3 (Adelaide) | No. 4 (Central) | No, 5 (West End) | No. 6 (Kilburn) | No. 7 (Priory) | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | — | — | l | 1 | — | 4 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | __ | _ | 3 | _ | _ | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | i | l | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 49 |
The death rate from the seven principal epidemic diseases was
therefore, 0.52 per 1000 of the population.
In the following table a comparison is given of the annual death rates from these diseases in Hampstead, London, England and Wales, the 76 Great Towns, the 142 Smaller Towns, and England and Wales less these 218 Towns, during 1909:—
| 7 Principal Epidemic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1.12 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.28 |
| 76 Great Towns | 1.42 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.38 |
| 142 Smaller Towns | 1.08 | — | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.27 |
| England and Wales | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| London | 1.31 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.33 |
| Hampstead | 0.51 | — | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
In this table 0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of
0.005; where no death occurred, — is inserted.