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Hampstead 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in each Month during 1905.
| Ward. | Disease. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 18 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | |
| Typhoid and Enteric Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 4 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 72 | |
| No. 2 (Belsizc) | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Erysipelas | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | .. . | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | |
| Typhoid and Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 42 | |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 16 | |
| Typhoid and Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| No. 4 (Central) | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 15 | |
| Typhoid and Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 |