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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY, NEW END.
During the year 290 bodies were brought to the mortuary; 18 by
the Police, and 262 by order of the Coroner. 286 post-mortem
examinations were made.
| Notifications | Removals to Hospitals | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis. Post Infectious | 1 | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 15 | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 3 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 561 | 31 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | — |
| Paratyphoid | 2 | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 37 | 10 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-paralytic) | 4 | 4 | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 45 | 45 | — |
| Scabies | 17 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 112 | 36 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 193 | 20 | — |
| Total | 1,014 | 167 | 3 |
Cancelled cases have not been included.
SMALLPOX.
No case of smallpox occurred in the Borough during 1952.
| Age. | Paralytic. | Non-Paralytic. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| 3 years old | — | - | — | 2 |
| 5 „ „ | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6 „ „ | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9 „ „ | 1* | — | — | — |
| 20 „ „ | — | — | — | 1 |
| 25 „ „ | - | - | 1 | — |
| 27 „ „ | 1 | 1 | — | — |