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Hampstead 1916
Report for the year 1916 of the Medical Officer of Health
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German Measles.
| Month. | No. I (Town). | No. 2 (Belsize). | No. 3 (Adelaide). | No. 4 (Central). | No. 5 (West End). | No. 6 (Kilburn). | No. 7 (Priory). | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 43 | |
| February | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| March | 19 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 96 |
| April | 34 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 148 |
| May | 16 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 121 |
| June | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 35 |
| July | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
| August | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| October | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 7 | |
| November | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | 7 |
| December | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 |
| Totals | 110 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 84 | 72 | 558 |
Disinfection.
| No. of Articles Disinfected. | No. of Articles Destroyed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 259 | Beds | 3 | |
| Mattresses | 699 | Mattresses | 7 | |
| Palliasses | 7 | Blankets | 1 | |
| Bolsters | 459 | Miscellaneous | 1 | |
| Pillows | 1696 | |||
| Blankets | 2110 | |||
| Sheets | 961 | |||
| Counterpanes | 903 | |||
| Articles of Clothing | 3614 | |||
| Carpets | 24 | |||
| Linen Articles | 2089 | |||
| Books | 180 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1214 | |||
| Total | 14205 | Total | 12 | |
| Number of premises disinfected | 1793 | |||
| „ rooms, etc., ,, | 1522 | |||
The amount of disinfection carried out by the Council lias
increased enormously in late years. In the near future the Council
will undoubtedly have to consider the reorganisation of the arrangements
and an increase in the disinfecting staff.