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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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| Date when Certified. | Premises. | No. of Dwellings. |
|---|---|---|
| 27th August | 9-16,Frognal Mansions,Frognal | 8 |
| 5th September | 1-9, Tower Mansions, West End Lane | 9 |
| 8th„ | 9 Heath Mansions, Heath Street | 1 |
| 22nd„ | 9, Belsize Parade, averstock Hill | 3 |
| 22nd„ | 13 , „ „ | 3 |
| 24th | 1-6 Snowdon Mansions, Gondar Gardens | 6 |
| 24th „ | 1-6 Eden Mansions | 6 |
| 24th„ | 1-6 Chase Mansions | 6 |
| 24th„ | 1-6, Lawn Mansions | 6 |
| 24th„ | 1-6, St. Elmo Mansions | 6 |
| 24th„ | 1-6, Clyda Mansions | 6 |
| 24th„ | 1,3-6, Oak Mansions Fortune Green Road | 5 |
Returns of Outlying Deaths.
So far as I am aware, beyond the Quarterly Returns from the
Registrar General, there exists no official arrangement by which the
Medical Officer of Health of a Metropolitan Borough can become aware
of the occurrence of outlying deaths belonging to his district, unless the
Medical Officer of Health of the district in which the death occurs, upon
receipt of the information from the Local Registrar of Births and
Deaths, forwards it to him. Nor can the Medical Officer of Health of a
district outside the Metropolis receive similar information as to outlying
deaths rightly belonging to his district.
The practice of forwarding full information concerning such deaths
to the Medical Officers of Health of the districts concerned, I have
carried out since March, 1904.
During each year, I no doubt receive the Quarterly Returns above
mentioned, but those only refer to persons dying in Public Institutions.
In 1904 these amounted to 91, while in only 4 instances were particulars
of outlying deaths supplied to me from districts outside the Metropolis.
In view of the foregoing, and of the number of hospitals throughout
the country, and also the number of "Hampstead Residents," who for
various reasons may be residing away from home, it is obvious that a
number of deaths must occur which should properly be taken into
consideration in calculating our death rate.