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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 1903
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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In other words, the large and thickly populated district to the
west of Finchley Road should have a resident Public Vaccinator for
emergency purposes.
Scarlet Fever.
165 cases were notified, as compared with 251 in 1902.
Three deaths were recorded, equal to 1.2 per cent. of the cases
notified, or 0.03 per 1000 of the population.
Of the cases notified, 111 or 67 per cent. were removed to hospital.
The houses in which cases occurred were inspected and the drains
examined.
Defective drains were found in 38 instances, defective soil pipes
in 30 instances, and defective water supplies, &c., in 37 instances.
Cases of Scarlet Fever notified in each Month.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 165 |
| Ward 1 (Town). | Ward 2 (Belsize). | Ward 3 (Adelaide). | Ward 4 (Central). | Ward 5 (West End). | Ward 6 (Kilburn). | Ward 7 (Priory). | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 165 |
It should be noted that of the cases notified from the Belsize "Ward
1 occurred in the North-Western Fever Hospital. This was in the
person of a servant of the Hospital
Enteric Fever.
24 cases of this disease were notified, being considerably less than
the number occurring during 1902, which was 44.
It will be seen from the following table that the disease was rather
more prevalent in August than any other month.