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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1909
Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following table shows the number of reported cases of Measles occurring each month in the various wards:-
| Month. | Wards. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | No. 2 (Belsize) | No. 3 (Adelaide) | No. 4 Central | No. 5 (West End) | No. 6 (Kilburn) | No. 7 (Priory) | Totals. | ||
| January | 9 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 8 | - | 26 | |
| February | 12 | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 28 | |
| March | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | |
| April | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| May | 6 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 98 | |
| June | 6 | 5 | - | 2 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 41 | |
| July | - | - | - | - | 4 | 19 | - | 23 | |
| August | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 9 | |
| September | - | – | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| October | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| November | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |
| December | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 2 | 17 | |
| Totals | 52 | 46 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 94 | 30 | 283 | |
Whooping Cough.
There were 18 deaths from this disease in 1909, as compared with
5 in 1908, and 12 in 1907. The mortality per 1000 population was
0·19. Whooping Cough was prevalent in the early part of the year,
when the weather was exceptionally cold and inclement. Under such
conditions the disease tends to become complicated by pneumonia, and
the patient's chances of recovery are considerably lessened. Unfortunately,
Whooping Cough, like Measles, is popularly regarded as an