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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 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Cases ok Infectious Disease occurring in each month during 1920.
| DISEASE. | MONTHS. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. | |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (Acute) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 162 |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethar-gica (Acute) | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 23 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 39 |
| Malaria | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Measles(from lst Aug.) | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Ophthalmia Neona-torum | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 75 |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Polio-Myelitis (Acute) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 253 |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis Pul-monary | 22 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 118 |
| Tuberculosis Non-Pulmonary | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 53 |
| Totals | 80 | 45 | 67 | 49 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 59 | 89 | 89 | 104 | 767 |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Acute.
Two cases occurred in 1920, one in the person of a female aged 16
years, and the other a male aged 9 months. Both were removed
from home to be nursed, and terminated fatally.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
The number of cases notified in 1920 was 162, as compared with
76 in 1919. The attack rate, or number of cases notified per 1,000 of
the population, was 1.8 compared with the rate of 0.86 in the previous
year.
The number of cases notified proving fatal was 5 or 3.1 per cent,
of the cases notified, as against 9.2 per cent. in 1919. 143 patients, or
88 per cent, of the cases notified were removed to hospital.
In accordance with the Diphtheria Anti-toxin (London) Order,
1910, the Borough Council supply anti-toxin free to medical practitioners
for use for the poorer inhabitants of the Borough.