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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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In 52 cases it was found, on enquiry, that no doctor was in
attendance.
These 333 cases occurred in 221 houses:—
In 139 houses there was 1 case in each house.
In 59 „ „ were 2 cases „
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In 1 house „ „ 5 „ ,,
Cases of Measles occurring in each Month and Ward during 1906.
| 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 (Prioty) | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 |
| February | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 8 | 26 |
| March | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| April | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 30 | 3 | 44 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 76 |
| June | 41 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 58 |
| July | 58 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 |
| August | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| September | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| October | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| November | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| Totals | 129 | 29 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 73 | 33 | 333 |
Whooping Cough.
There were 2 deaths from this disease in 1906, as compared
with 17 in 1905. The mortality per 1000 population was 0.02.
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