Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Section 7.
Prevalence of, and Control over, Infectious and other D
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. | * Total cases notified in age-periods. | *Total cases notified in each Ward. | *Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total deaths in age-periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No 3 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 3 and under 4. | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 3. | 8 and under 4 | 4 and under 5. | 5 and under 10. | 10 and under 15. | 15 and under 20. | 20 and under 35. | 35 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 26 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 31 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Malaria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 17 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pneumonia | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 38 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 60 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 248 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 38 | 86 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 22 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 85 | 30 | 58 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 469 | 44 | 41 | 23 | 53 | 43 | 111 | 32 | 14 | 44 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 48 | 76 | 41 | 39 | 85 | 131 | 49 | 212 | 43 | 6 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 15 | 16 |
* Cancelled cases have not been included.
Statistics relating to Tuberculosis are given in subsequent pages.