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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 1918
Report for the year 1918 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The next table gives the anatomical distribution of the disease in each sex.
| Situation. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buccal cavity | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Stomach, Liver, &c. | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Peritoneum, Intestines and Rectum | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Genital Organs | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Breast | — | 13 | 13 |
| Other, or unspecified, organs | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Totals | 33 | 72 | 105 |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis.
Of the total deaths at all ages from Diarrhœa and Enteritis in
Hampstead during 1918, which numbered 13, 8 took place among
children under one year of age. The deaths from these diseases at
various age periods in the last seven years is as follows:—
Year.
Under
1 year.
1 and under
2 years.
2 and under
5 years.
5 and under
15 years.
15 and under
25 years.
5 and under
45 years.
45 and under
65 years.
65 years and
upwards.
All ages.
1912 2 — — — — 2 4 7 15
1913 13 1 2 — — 1 1 — 18
1914 7 2 1 1 — 1 2 2 16
1915 14 — 1 — — 2 — 1 18
1916 6 — — — — — — 2 8
1917 9 — — — — — 1 2 12
1918 8 — — — - — 3 2 13
Totals 59 3 4 1 — 6 11 16 100
Principal Epidemic Diseases.
All of these, with the exception of whooping cough, are notifiable
diseases, and information concerning them is set out in Section "C '
of this Report, The total number of deaths from the principal