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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 following cases, notified prior to 1918, were also removed.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| To Sanatoria (insured) | 14 | — |
| To Sanatoria (non-insured) | 9 | — |
| To Hospitals | 1 | — |
| To Infirmaries | — | 1 |
| To Nursing or other Homes | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | 4 | |
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis in 1918 was 89. Of
these 75 were due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 6 to Tubercular Meningitis,
and 8 to other forms of Tuberculosis.
The following table shows the age distribution of patients dying from Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Hampstead since 1903 :—
| Year. | 0-5 | Age Period. | 65— | AllAges. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—65 | ||||
| 1903 | - | 1 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 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 |
| 1911 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 56 |
| 1912 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 64 |
| 1913 | - | 1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 49 |
| 1914 | - | 2 | 10 | 42 | 3 | 57 |
| 1915 | - | 1 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 48 |
| 1916 | - | 4 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 55 |
| 1917 | - | — | 21 | 47 | 1 | 69 |
| 1918 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 3 | 75 |
| Totals | 10 | 20 | 179 | 725 | 54 | 988 |
The death from all forms of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in 1918
were distributed in age periods as follows:—0-5, 4; 5-15, 3; 15-25,
2 ; 25-65, 3 ; 65 and upwards, 1.