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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 table shows the number of reported cases of measles occurring each month in the various Wards:—
| Month. | No. 1 (Town.) | No. 2 (Belsize.) | No. 3 (Adelaide.) | No. 4 (Central.) | No. 5 (West End.) | No. 6 (Kilburn.) | No. 7 (Priory.) | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | - | - | - | - | l | - | - | 1 | |
| February | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| March | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| April | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| May | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| June | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| July | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | l | - | 5 | |
| August | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| September | - | 14 | 2 | - | - | l | 1 | 18 | |
| October | 1 | 46 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 48 | |
| November | 36 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | |
| December | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 22 | |
| Totals | 52 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 142 | |
In 34 cases, or 24 per cent. of the reported cases, no doctor was in
attendance.
The total number of visits paid to measles cases during 1914 by
the two lady inspectors was 125.