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97
8. Total number of Certificates for the year 1932 of
successful primary vaccination of which copies
have been sent to Vaccination Officers of other
districts 141
Whooping Cough.
This disease is not compulsorily notifiable in Hampstead, our
principal source of information of the occurrence of cases is the Head
Teachers of Schools. During 1933, three cases proved fatal.
Dysentery, Encephalitis Lethargica, Polio Myelitis, Small Pox.
There was no case of the above diseases notified during the year.
Cancer.
Hospital Beds.
The Borough possesses two endowed beds at the Mount Vernon
Hospital for Cancer at Northwood, Middlesex. Letters of admission
to these beds are issued by His Worship the Mayor.
Radium.
Radium is used at the Marie Curie Hospital, 2, Fitzjohn's
Avenue, and at the Westminster Hospital Annexe, 66, Fitzjohn's
Avenue.