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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the number of reported cases of measles occurring each month in the various Wards:—
| Month. | No. 1 (Town.) | No. 2 (Belsize.) | No. 3 (Adelaide.) | No. 4 (Central.) | No. 5 (West End.) | No. 6 (Kilburn.) | No. 7 (Priory.) | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 10 | 115 |
| February | 28 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 98 |
| March | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| April | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| May | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| June | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| July | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| August | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -— |
| September | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| October | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| December | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Totals | 52 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 32 | 27 | 276 |
In 59 cases, or 21 per cent. of the reported cases, no doctor was in
attendance.
The total number of visits paid to measles cases during 1913 by
the two lady inspectors was 312.