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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Notifications. | Removals to Hospitals. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 10 | 10 | — |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 7 | — |
| Measles | 53 | 12 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 9 | — |
| Pneumonia | 63 | 32 | 10 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | 12 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 35 | 30 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 1 | — |
| Total | 218 | 122 | 15 |
| Cancelled cases have not been included. | |||
Diphtheria.
Immunisation.
During the year 24 children were immunised against Diphtheria
by private doctors. Owing to the war the clinics were suspended and
did not reopen until the commencement of the year 1941.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during 1940.
During the year 1940, 96 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
86 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 10 of other formsof
the disease.
The following statistical table, prescribed by the Ministry of Health, gives an analysis of the newly notified cases and deaths during 1940:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1- | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5- | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15- | 9 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 25- | 12 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | — |
| 35- | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 45- | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 55- | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 42 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 2 | — |