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Detailed information regarding Tuberculosis will be found in
Section 6.
Measles.
During 1926, 9 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.
No death was 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.
Cancer.
During the year, the number of deaths from Cancer was as
follows :—
45 Males. 90 Females. 135 Total.
In considering the greater number of deaths occurring among
females, it should be remembered that at the last Census the population
of the Borough was found to consist of 52,900 females and 33,253 males.
The deaths from Cancer according to age-periods were as follows :—
Under 25 1
25 and under 45 13
45 and under 65 49
65 and upwards 72
The next tables give the anatomical distribution of the deaths
from Cancer in each sex:—