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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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Deaths from Diarrhœa in Wards.
| Wards. | Under 1. | Over 1. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Town) | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 (Belsize) | .. | .. | .. |
| 3 (Adelaide) | .. | .. | .. |
| 4 (Central) | .. | .. | .. |
| 5 (West End) | .. | .. | .. |
| 6 (Kilburn) | 3 | .. | 3 |
| 7 (Priory) | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | .. | 4 |
Influenza.
12 deaths resulted from this disease, as compared with 26 in 1902.
Of the total deaths, 4 occurred to persons between 25 and under 65
years of age, and 4 to persons of 65 years of age or upwards.
Pulmonary Phthisis.
The deaths from this disease amounted to 66, as compared with 73
in 1902. In the following table the deaths arc distributed in Wards,
and it will be noted that the mortality was greatest in the Kilburn
Ward.
Phthisis Deaths arranged in Wards.
| Ward 1 (Town.) | Ward 2 (Belsize.) | Ward 3 (Adelaide.) | Ward 4 (Central.) | Ward 5 (West End.) | Ward 6 (Kilburn.) | Ward 7 (Priory.) | Total Deaths from Pulmonary Phthisis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 64* |
* 2 deaths occurring in outlying institutions are unclassifiable, owing to definite
addresses not being given.