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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 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The mortality was 5 or 9.0 per cant, of the cases notified, or 0.06
per 1000 of the population.
Of the cases notified, 31 or 56 per cent, ware removed to hospital
Cases of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup notified in each Month.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 55 |
Cases of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 55 |
Of the cases notified from the Belsize Ward, 2 were reported from
the North-Western Fever Hospital. These occurred in members of
the Staff of the Hospital.
Puerperal Fever.
6 cases were notified with 4 deaths as compared with 1 case in 1903.
The houses in which the cases occurred were inspected, and defective
drains were found in 2 instances, defective soil pipes in 2 instances, and
general defects in 3 instances.
The Ward distribution of these cases is as follows:—2 in Ward 1,
2 in Ward 2, and 2 in Ward 3.
Erysipelas.
54 cases were notified, and 4 deaths occurred, as compared with 41
cases and 1 death in 1903. The case mortality was 7.4 per cent.
The attack rate per 1000 of the population was 0.62, and the death
rate 0.04.
Of the cases notified 5 or 9 per cent., were removed to hospital.