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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 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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SEVEN PRINCIPAL EPIDEMIC DISEASES. The total number of deaths from these diseases amounted to 49, and were distributed as follows:—
| DISEASE. | WARDS | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | No. 2 (Belsize) | No. 3 (Adelaide) | No. 4 (Central) | No. 5 (West End) | No. 6 (Kilburn) | No. 7 (Priory) | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Fever | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | 19 |
| Totals | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 49 |
The death rate from the seven principal epidemic diseases was,
therefore, 055 per 1000 of the population.
In the following table a comparison is given of the annual death rates from these diseases in Hampstead, England and Wales, the 76 Great Towns, the 142 Smaller Towns, and England and Wales less these 218 Towns, during 1906:—
| 7 Principal Epidemic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1.73 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.87 |
| 76 Great Towns | 2.24 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 1.16 |
| 142 Smaller Towns | 1.71 | — | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.94 |
| England and Wales less the 218 Towns | 1.18 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.52 |
| Hampstead | 0.55 | —- | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.21 |
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