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Hampstead 1925

Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Table showing deaths and death-rates of infants and of children under five years of age:—

Table showing deaths and death-rates of infants and of children under five years of age:—

Year.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.Deaths of Children under 5 years of age.
No.Rate per 1000 births.No.Rate per 1000 children born in the year and in preceding four years.
1910816013219.2
19111058215222.7
1912796213119.8
1913916914922.7
1914917212920.0
19151017614422.2
191673629414.7
1917908012219.6
1918697710918.8
1919968312021.2
1920754810117.1
1921886512620.7
1922725610616.9
192354447110.8
192466569514.3
192559557612.4

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Tuberculosis.
The deaths from Tuberculosis were as follows:—
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 52
Other Tuberculous Diseases 8
Detailed information regarding Tuberculosis will be found in
Section 6.
Measles.
During 1925, 2 deaths occurred from this complaint. A reference
to these cases; to the operation of the Borough of Hampstead (Measles)
Regulations, 1920, under which all cases are compulsorily notifiable;
and to the Order of the London County Council, which came into force
on 1st April, 1903, extending to Measles certain sections of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891; will be found in Section 7.
Whooping Cough.
Four deaths were reported as being due to Whooping Cough.
This disease is referred to in Section 7.
Principal Epidemic Diseases.
All of these, with the exception of whooping cough, are notifiable
diseases, and information concerning them is set out in Section 6 of
this Report.