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Hampstead 1902
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Erysipelas.
56 cases were notified, and the mortality nil; as compared with
48 cases and 3 deaths in 1901.
Of the cases notified 8, or 16 per cent., were removed to hospital.
Cases of Erysipelas notified in each Month.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 56 |
Cases of Erysipelas notified in each Ward.
| Ward 1 (Town). | Ward 2 (Belsize). | Ward 3 (Adelaide). | Ward 4 (Central). | Ward 5 (West End). | Ward 6 (Kilburn). | Ward 7 (Priory). | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 56 |
Continued Feyer.
One case occurred in the Belsize Ward in the month of May,
Notifications of this disease are of rare occurrence, no case having
occurred in Hampstead during the years 1898 and 1899, only 1 in 1900.
and none during 1901.
Chicken-pox.
It was owing to the general prevalence of Small-pox in the Metropolis
and its resemblance to Chicken-pox that the Council decided to
make this disease notifiable, and an Order of the Borough Council to
that effect, confirmed by the Local Government Board, came into
operation on 20th December, 1901. This Order made chicken-pox a
notifiable disease for the period of six months.
On the 22nd April, 1902, the London County Council made a
similar Order, which came into force on the 6th May, and applied to
the whole of the Administrative County of London.