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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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The deaths of Hampstead "residents" from Influenza in 1920 occurred at ages and among sexes as follows :—
| Age. | Sex. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Under 1 | |||
| 1—2 | — | — | __ |
| 2—5 | — | _ | _ |
| 5—15 | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | l | 3 | 4 |
| 25—45 | l | 1 | 2 |
| 45—65 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 65— | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | |
These figures relate to Hampstead "resident" civilians only.
Sailors, soldiers, airmen, and " non-residents are not included.
Venereal Diseases.
Under the terms of the Public Health (Venereal Diseases) Regulations,
1916, the authority for the Administrative County of London
(excluding the City of London) is the London County Council.
The only action that the Borough Council, therefore, is empowered
to take, is in the nature of propaganda. The Public Health Committee
appointed a special sub-committee to consider this subject, under the
chairmanship of Mr. Councillor R. H. Hobart Cust, M.A. Among other
action the Borough Council took was the displaying in several places of
the posters of the London County Council, which give full information
of the nearest treatment centres, and the distribution of special leaflets
on the dangers of venereal disease.
Early in the year two lectures were arranged and were held in the
Lecture Hall at the Central Library. The lecture for women was well
attended, but the attendance at the men's lecture was disappointing.
The Venereal Diseases Sub-Committee and the Public Health
Committee gave careful consideration to the divergent views of the two