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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Notifications. | Removals to Hospitals. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 22 | 8 | - |
| Erysipelas | 15 | 4 | - |
| Malaria | 2 | - | - |
| Measles | 625 | 36 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 4 | - |
| Pneumonia | 59 | 17 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 13 | 12 | - |
| Scabies | 22 | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 80 | 37 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 207 | 22 | 2 |
| Total | 1,078 | 165 | 5 |
Cancelled cases have not been included.
Smallpox
No case of smallpox occurred in the Borough during 1949.
Poliomyelitis During the year 25 cases of poliomyelitis were notified. The age distribution of the cases is shown by the following table:-
| Age. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 1-2 years | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 3-4 years | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| 5-9 years | 1 | - | - | - |
| 10-14 years | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 15-24 years | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 25 and over | 1 | - | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | - | 13 | 3 |
In only two cases could a direct association with a previous case be
traced.
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