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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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51
Cases notified by medical practitioners 5
,, parents or guardians 89
„ school teachers 298
„ employers and others 12
„ Metropolitan Asylums Board (on
moval of a patient) 22
From Death Returns 3
429
The 429 cases occurred in 271 houses. -
In 166 houses there was 1 case in the house.
In 65 „ there were 2 cases „
In 30 „ „ 3 „ „
In 7 „ 4 „
In 3 ,, ,, 5 ,, ,,
The following table shows the number of reported cases of Measles occurring each month in the various Wards:—
| Month. | Ward 1 (Town.) | Ward 2 (Belsize.) | Ward 3 (Adelaide.) | Ward 4 (Central.) | Ward 5 (West End.) | Ward 6 (Kilburn.) | Ward 7 (Priory.) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February | - | - | - | - | - | l | — | 1 |
| March | — | l | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | - | 22 |
| April | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 8 |
| May | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 18 |
| June | 21 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 80 |
| July | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| August | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| September | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | — | 16 |
| October | — | — | — | — | 68 | 35 | 1 | 104 |
| November | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 72 | — | 89 |
| December | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 50 |
| Totals | 39 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 100 | 207 | 14 | 429 |
In 96 cases, or 22 per cent. of the reported cases, no doctor was in
attendance.
The total number of visits paid to Measles cases during 1912 by
the two lady inspectors was 509.