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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 1902

Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health

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DEATHS AT VARIOUS AGES.
Under one year, the mortality was 133, a decrease of 22 as compared
with the previous year.
This decrease is accounted for by a diminished mortality from
Whooping Cough, Enteritis, Pneumonia, and other causes.

Table: Table Shewing the Causes of Death of Children Under the Age of One Year.

Table Shewing the Causes of Death of Children Under the Age of One Year.

Measles6Pneumonia6
Whooping Cough1Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs2
Epidemic Influenza2
Diarrhoea3Premature Birth25
Epidemic Enteritis4Heart Diseases2
Other Septic Diseases1Accidents6
Tubercular Diseases6All other Causes61
Bronchitis8Total133

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Infantile Death Rate.
The deaths under one year were 133, or 87.7 per 1000 births, a
figure lower than that for the year 1901, when the rate was 102. The
rate for England and Wales during 1902 was 133.
The following table shows the Infantile Death Rate for Hampstead
as compared with the County of London, the City of London, and the
other Metropolitan Boroughs :—