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Hampstead 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Diphtheria.
Immunisation.
Immunisation is available in the Borough by private arrangement
of inhabitants with their own family doctors, in which case the cost
is not borne by the Borough Council, but the material is supplied free
to the Medical Practitioner. It is also available entirely free of cost
under the Borough Council's Scheme.
During the year 220 children were immunised against Diphtheria:
143 by private doctors, and 77 by the Council's Assistant Medical
Officer. Of these
(a) 112 were pre-school children.
(b) 108 were school children.
70 Schick tests were performed. There was no preliminary
Schick testing in children below 8 years of age.
Diphtheria Toxoid Anti-Toxin (Goat) is used for immunisation;
three injections of 1 c.c. at weekly intervals being given.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during 1939.
During the year 1939, 80 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
69 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 11 of other forms
of the disease.
The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1939:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1- | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 5- | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 15- | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| 25- | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 35- | 4 | 8 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| 45- | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| 55- | 2 | 5 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| Totals | 32 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
Deaths.
The number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis during
1939 was 44, of which 39 were pulmonary and 5 non-pulmonary. The
death rate per 1.000 population from tuberculosis was 49.