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Hampstead 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY, NEW END.
During the year 220 bodies were brought to the mortuary, 19 by the
Police and 197 by order of the Coroner.
216 post-mortem examinations were made.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DURING 1951.
| Notifications | Removals to Hospitals | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis. Post Infectious | 2 | 2 | - |
| Diphtheria (Tonsillar) | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | 72 | 20 | - |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 3 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 23 | 6 | - |
| Measles | 1,187 | 47 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | - |
| Paratyphoid | 3 | 3 | - |
| Pneumonia | 74 | 25 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 2 | 2 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 28 | 28 | - |
| Scabies | 16 | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 70 | 21 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 289 | 26 | 1 |
| Total | 1,782 | 188 | 6 |
Cancelled cases have not been included.
SMALLPOX.
No case of smallpox occurred in the Borough during 1951.
POLIOMYELITIS.
Two cases only of paralytic poliomyelitis were notified. One was
in the person of a female aged 13 years, the other a male aged 20 years.
There were no deaths.
MASS X-RAY.
Messrs. Mansell, Hunt, Catty & Co., Ltd., very kindly made part of
their premises available for the Mass X-ray Unit, and the Unit was in
operation during the four days 15th, 18th, 19th and 20th June. Among
those who attended were 252 employees of the Borough Council.
In addition to Hampstead residents and employees it was considered
that this was a suitable opportunity to offer the services of the Unit to
all the schools in the Borough in an endeavour to secure the attendance
of the school staffs and the children of school leaving age.