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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 1897
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead for the year 1897
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| North-West London Hospital | 3 |
| Westminster, King's, Brompton, Charing Cross, Hospital for Women, Great Northen Stone, and German Hospitals | 9 |
| Colney Hatch Asylum | 6 |
| Hanwell Asylum | 4 |
| Ilf'ord „ | 4 |
| Other Asylums | 7 |
| „ Institutions and places | 8 |
| 89 |
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Special Causes of Death.—The deaths of parishioners from the seven
principal zymotic diseases, after correction for those of our parishioners
who died in hospitals outside our district, are equal to a ratio of 1.1 per
1,000 living inhabitants, and less than that for the preceding year,
which was equivalent to l-8.
The following table shows the diminution or excess of deaths in 1897 from the seven principal zymotic diseases :—
| Causes of Death. | 1897. | 1896. | Diminution in 1897. | Excess in 1897. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria | 17 | 2.9 | 12 | — |
| Measles | 9 | 58 | 49 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 25 | 22 | — | 3 |
| Enteric and Typhoid Fever | 5 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Diarrhoea | 30 | 17 | — | 13 |
| Total | 91 | 140 | 65 | 16 |