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81
Cases of Infectious Disease notifed during the Years 1921-4.
1921.
1922.
1923.
1924.
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, acute
—
1
1
2
Diphtheria
408
227
85
92
Dysentery
2
—
—
—
Encephalitis Lethargica, acute
10
2
5
7
Enteric Fever
10
5
10
11
Erysipelas
25
18
22
15
Malaria
3
1
1
3
Measles
175
887
209
1226
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
8
9
1
7
Pneumonia, acute primary or
acute influenzal
54
98
48
116
Polio-Encephalitis
—
—
—
—
Polio-Myelitis, acute
—
—
2
5
Puerperal Fever
3
3
5
4
Scarlet Fever
371
260
172
150
Small-pox
—
—
—
—
Small-pox.
Although Small -pox has been present in different districts of the
country, no case occurred in Hampstead during 1925.
Vaccination.
Of the total births dealt with in 1925 by the Vaccination Officer,
amounting to 1282, 046 were successfully vaccinated. In 5 cases the
children were insusceptible of vaccination. In regard to 258, certificates
of Conscientious Objection were obtained; 31 died before
vaccination was performed; 23 cases of vaccination were postponed,
and 319 remained to be dealt with.
I am indebted to the Vaccination Officer for these statistics.
Tuberculosis.
The campaign against tuberculosis was begun in Hampstead in
1902 by the introduction of a system of voluntary notification of
tuberculosis. The Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary was not established
until 1913. There is only one Tuberculosis Dispensary in the
Borough, situated in the Health Institute at Dynham Road; this is
entirely a municipal undertaking under the administrative control of
the Medical Officer of Health.
The function of the Dispensary was stated by the Departmental
Committee in 1912, in a general way, to serve as: —