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Hampstead 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Enteric Fever.
The number of cases notified was 20 as compared with 17 in
1905 and 26 in 1904. The attack rate per 1000 population was 0.22.
The number of fatal cases was 3, or 15 per cent, of the cases notified.
The death-rate per 1000 population was 0.03; 12 patients, or 60
per cent, of the total cases notified, were removed to hospital.
The sanitary condition of each house in which a case of
Enteric Fever occurred was investigated and the following defects
were discovered:—
Drains defective 4
Soil pipes defective 3
Water supply defective 3
Other defects 7
The following table shows the number of cases occurring each month in the various wards:
| Month. | Ward No. 1 (Town) | Ward No 2 (Belsize) | Ward No. 3 (Adelaide) | Ward No. 4 (Central) | Ward No. 5 (West End) | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn) | Ward No. 7 (Priory) | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| February | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| March | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| April | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| May | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| June | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| July | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| September | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| October | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| November | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| December | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Totals | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 |