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Hampstead 1903
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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conclusion that it had unquestionably originated and been spread by
means of infected watercress.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
79 cases were notified as compared with 85 in 1902.
As a result of the inspection of the houses in which the cases
occurred, defective drains were found in 24 instances, defective soil
pipes in 17 instances, and defective water supplies &c., in 21 instances.
The mortality was 10 or 12.8 per cent. of the cases notified, or
0.12 per 1000 of the population.
Of the cases notified, 56 or 70 per cent. were 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .. | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 79 |
Cases of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup Notified in each Ward.
| Ward 1 (Town.) | Ward 2 (BelBize.) | Ward 3 (Adelaide.) | Ward 4 (Central.) | Word 5 (West End.) | Ward (Kilburn.) | Ward 7 (Priory.) | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 79 |
It should be noted that of the cases notified from the Belsize Ward,
1 was reported from the North-Western Fever Hospital. This occurred
in the person of a servant of the Hospital.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN SUSPECTED
CASES.
At present the Council affords no facilities for such examinations,
and it appears to me to be desirable that in suspected cases, more