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Hampstead 1925

Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health

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The following information is submitted in relation to the fatal cases.
One was that of an adult, aged 39, who died at home, and the other was
a child aged nineteen months. The mother declined the Health Visitor's
offer to send in a district nurse; preferring to nurse the child herself.
A week later the mother became to ill to continue nursing the child, who
had by then developed pneumonia. The child was removed to hospital
and died the following day.
Both cases were notified under the Measles (Hampstead) Regulations.

The total amount thus spent on Food in 1925 was £161 10s. 7d., and on Milk £424 7s. lld., and the following table shows the comparative amounts spent in the last five years:—

No, of families helped at any one time varying
Food.Milk.fromto
££
19212251544*29257
19221201903261
19231683094373
19241494565995
19251614274997

Whooping Cough.
This disease is not compulsorilv notifiable in Hampstead; our
principal source of information of the occurrence of cases is the Head
Teachers of Schools Four deaths were due to Whooping Cough in
1925; the details of these are as follows: —
Age.
Sex
Date of
becoming
known to
Medical
Officer of
Health.
Source of information.
Action taken.
Date of
death.
2 mths.
F.
27-7-25
Discovered by
Health Visitor
Jubilee nurse
sent in
14-8-25
7 mths.
F.
23-2-25
Notification of death

19-2-25
10 mths.
F.
24-11-25
Notification of death

22-11-25
45 years
F.
13-5-25
Notification of death

11-5-25
The deaths from this disease in recent years have been as follows:—
1921, 6; 1922, 2; 1923, 4; 1924, 4.
Epidemic Diarrhoea.
Ten deaths at all ages occurred in 1925 from Diarrhoea and Enteritis.
Of these 7 took place among children under two years of age.
The deaths in recent years have been as follows:—
1921
1922
1923
1924
Under two years of age
16
6
10
10
At all ages
24
11
19
16
Polio Myelitis.
1 case was notified during the year. The details and progress of
this case are as follows:— male, age 15 years, nursed at home, made
complete recovery.
During the last five years the following cases have occurred:—
1921, nil; 1922, nil; 1923, 2; 1924, 5.