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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 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Situation. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue | l | 3 | 4 |
| Desophagus | 5 | 3 | |
| Stomach | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Liver and Gall Bladder | 7 | ||
| Intestines | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Rectum | 6 | 6 | |
| Uterus | — | 11 | 11 |
| Breast | — | 13 | 13 |
| Other organs | 17 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 76 |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis.
Of the total deaths at all ages from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in
Hampstead during 1920, which numbered 12, 5 took place among
children under one year of age. The deaths from these diseases at
various age periods in recent years is as follows:—
| Year. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 5 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | All ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 7 | l | 1 | — | l | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1915 | 14 | — | l | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 18 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 1918 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | l | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Totals | 65 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 |
Principal Epidemic Diseases.
All of these, with the exception of whooping cough, are notifiable
diseases, and information concerning them is set out in Section "D"
of this Report. The total number of deaths from the principal
epidemic diseases is as follows; the death-rate being 0.27 per 1000 of
the population.
Enteric Fever 2
Whooping Cough 6
Scarlet Fever 4
Measles 8
Small-pox —
Diphtheria 5