London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1916
Report for the year 1916 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Whooping Cough.
Seven deaths occurred from Whooping Cough us against 8 in
1915. The mortality rate per 1000 of the population was '08.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis.
| Year. | Under 1 year. | I and uuder 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | All ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 2 | 9 | 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 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
| Totals | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | 75 |
The following are the deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis in recent years :—
| 1906 | 30 | 1911 | 35 | ||
| 1907 | 14 | 1912 | 15 | ||
| 1908 | 22 | 1913 | 18 | ||
| 1909 | 11 | 1914 | 16 | ||
| 1910 | 15 | 1915 | 18 | ||
| 1916 | 8 |
Section D.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis in 191G was 80. Of
these 55 deaths were due to pulmonary tuberculosis, 13 to tuberculous
meningitis and 12 to other forms of tuberculosis.