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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 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following figures show the prevalence of diphtheria in Hampstead since 1890, the year in which the disease first became notifiable.
| Year. | No. of Cases notified. | Year. | No. of Cases notified. | Year. | No. of Cases notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 224 | 1905 | 63 | 1896 | 189 |
| 1913 | 116 | 1904 | 55 | 1895 | 112 |
| 1912 | 155 | 1903 | 79 | 1894 | 96 |
| 1911 | 141 | 1902 | 85 | 1893 | 158 |
| 1910 | 48 | 1901 | 142 | 1892 | 136 |
| 1909 | 33 | 1900 | 153 | 1891 | 88 |
| 1908 | 55 | 1899 | 106 | 1890 | 96 |
| 1907 | 103 | 1898 | 131 | ||
| 1906 | 97 | 1897 | 100 |
The mortality figure from this disease in 1914 is the lowest ever recorded in Hampstead. The mortality from this disease from 1901-1914 is set out in the following table:—
| Year. | No. of Cases notified. | Deaths among Notified Cases. | Diphtheria Death-rate per 1000 population. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage of Cases notified. | |||
| 1901 | 142 | 18 | 12.6 | 0.21 |
| 1902 | 85 | 10 | 11.7 | 0.11 |
| 1903 | 79 | 10 | 12.6 | 0.12 |
| 1904 | 55 | 5 | 9.0 | 0.06 |
| 1905 | 63 | 3 | 4.7 | 0.03 |
| 1906 | 97 | 10 | 10.3 | 0.12 |
| 1907 | 103 | 6 | 5.8 | 0.07 |
| 1908 | 55 | 5 | 9.1 | 0.05 |
| 1909 | 33 | 5 | 15.1 | 0.05 |
| 1910 | 48 | 6 | 12.5 | 0.06 |
| 1911 | 141 | 17 | 12.0 | 0.20 |
| 1912 | 155 | 17 | 11.0 | 0.20 |
| 1913 | 116 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.03 |
| 1914 | 224 | 8 | 3.6 | 0.13 |