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Hampstead 1910
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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SEVEN PRINCIPAL EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
| DISEASE. | WARDS. | Totals. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | No. 2 (Belsize) | No. 3 (Adelaide) | No. 4 (Central) | No. 5 (West End) | No. C (Kilburn) | No. 7 (Priory) | ||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | 14 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Diphtderia and Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Fever | - | 1 | l | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | l | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 45 |
The death-rate from the seven principal epidemic diseases was
therefore, 0'4? 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 77 Great Towns, the 136 Smaller Towns, and England and Wales
less these 213 Towns, during 1910 :—
In the followingvtable a comparison is given of the annual death rates from these diseases in Hamstead, London, England and Wales, the 77 Great Towns, the 136 Smailer Towns, and England and Wales less these 213 Towns, during 1910:-
| 7 Principal Epidemic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.29 |
| 77 Great Towns | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.38 |
| 136 Smaller Towns | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.26 |
| England and Wales lens the 213 Towns | 0.74 | 0. 00 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.20 |
| London | 1.14 | - | 0.41 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.28 |
| Hampstead | 0.47 | - | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
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.