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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1942:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F, | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0-1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1-5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 5-15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15-25 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 25-35 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 35-45 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 45-55 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 55—65 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 56 | 59 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
There were 384 Pulmonary and 74 Non-pulmonary cases of
tuberculosis known to the Department at the end of the year 1942.
Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary.
During the year, 181 Sessions were held, and 458 new cases (of
which 125 were contacts) were examined. Altogether, 623 patients
attended the Dispensary in 1942, and the total number of attendances
of all kinds numbered 2,492,. an average of 13 8 per session. The
attendances were 564 more than last year.
The Tuberculosis Officer made 59 visits to the homes of patients,
and the Tuberculosis Nurse made 1,690 visits.
During the year 39 patients received artificial pneumothorax treatment,
15 patients were in receipt of extra nourishment provided by the
Council, and 4 patients received dental treatment under the Borough
Scheme.
Vaccination.
There were 532 births registered during 1941, and of these 296
were successfully vaccinated, and 85 Statutory Declarations were
received during the year 1942.
Bacteriological. Examinations.
The following examinations were carried out:—Diphtheria 125;
Scarlet Fever (for Hæm. Strep.) 5; Sputum for T.B. 316; Dysentery
2; Food Poisoning 1.