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Hampstead 1910
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Diarrhœa.
The number of deaths from this cause was 8, as compared with 3
in 1909. The death rate per 1000 of the population from this disease
was 0'08.
These deaths occurred as follows:—1 in No. 3 (Adelaide) Ward in
September, 1 in No. 4 (Central) Ward in October, 3 in No. 5 (West
End) Ward in May, June and September, 2 in No. 6 (Kilburn) Ward in
December, and 1 in No, 7 (Priory) Ward in May.
F ive of these deaths occurred among children under one year of age.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis in 1910 was 80. Of these,
58 deaths were due to pulmonary tuberculosis or phthisis, 10 to tubercular
meningitis, and 12 other forms of tuberculosis.
The following table shows the number of deaths and the death-rates from tuberculosis and from phthisis respectively since 1899: —
| Year, | Total deathsfrom Tuberculosis. | Death-rate per 1000 population. | Phthisis deaths. | Death-rate per 1000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 98 | 1.21 | 81 | 0.98 |
| 1900 | 92 | 1.13 | 69 | 0.85 |
| 1901 | 118 | 1.43 | 73 | 0.88 |
| 1902 | 97 | 1.16 | 73 | 0.87 |
| 1903 | 90 | 1.06 | 66 | 0.77 |
| 1904 | 102 | 1.18 | 73 | 0.84 |
| 1905 | 95 | 1.08 | 73 | 0.83 |
| 1906 | 79 | 0.88 | 57 | 0.64 |
| 1907 | 92 | 1.01 | 61 | 0.67 |
| 1908 | 84 | 0.91 | 74 | 0.78 |
| 1909 | 75 | 0.80 | 53 | 0.56 |
| 1910 | 80 | 0.83 | 58 | 0.60 |