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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 1910
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The deaths from phthisis during 1910 were distributed among the Wards as follows:—
| Ward. | Area (Acres). | Estimated Population middle of 1910. | Phthisis Deaths. | Phthisis Death-rale per 1000 of the Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | 686 | 15100 | 6 | 0.40 |
| ,, 2 (Belsize) | 271 | 15200 | 8 | 0.53 |
| ,, 3 (Adelaide) | 325 | 11000 | 5 | 0.45 |
| ,, 4 (Central) | 312 | 10869 | 3 | 0.28 |
| ,, 5 (West End) | 247 | 14900 | 11 | 0.74 |
| ,, 6 (Kilburn) | 195 | 17260 | 16 | 0.93 |
| „ 7 (Priory) | 229 | 11400 | 8 | 0.70 |
| The Borough | 2265 | 95729 | 58* | 0.60 |
* 1 death from phthisis was non-distributable,
The following table shows the age distribution of the patients dying from consumption in Hampstead in the eight years 1903-1910:-
| Year. | Age Period. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-65 | 65- | AllAges. | |
| 1903 | - | 1 | 14 | 46 | 6 | 66 |
| 1904 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 53 | 3 | 73 |
| 1905 | 1 | - | 12 | 57 | 3 | 73 |
| 1906 | 1 | - | 8 | 45 | 3 | 57 |
| 1907 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 61 |
| 1908 | - | 2 | 14 | 55 | 3 | 74 |
| 1909 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 53 |
| 1910 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 58 |
| Totals. . | 6 | 8 | 97 | 375 | 29 | 515 |
In 1902 a system of voluntary notification of phthisis was
adopted in Hampstead, and on January 1st, 1909, the Public Health
(Tuberculosis) Regulations of the Local Government Board, which
provide for the compulsory notification of cases of phthisis occurring