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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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German Measles.
| Month. | No. I (Town). | No. 2 (Belsize). | No. 3 (Adelaide). | No. 4 (Central). | No. 5 (West End). | No. 6 (Kilburn.) | No. 7 (Priory). | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 7 | - | 5 | 50 |
| February | 19 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 102 |
| March | 53 | 31 | 26 | 53 | 47 | 16 | 29 | 255 |
| April | 33 | 32 | 28 | 38 | 55 | 23 | 31 | 240 |
| May | 31 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 38 | 174 |
| June | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 71 |
| July | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 29 |
| August | 3 | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | 12 |
| September | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| October | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| November | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| December | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 163 | 121 | 116 | 138 | 199 | 79 | 130 | 946 |
| No. of Articles Disinfected. | No. of Articles Destroyed. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 205 | Beds | 5 | |
| Mattresses | 835 | Mattresses | 14 | |
| Palliasses | 19 | Blankets | 5 | |
| Bolsters | 488 | Miscellaneous | 3 | |
| Pillows | 975 | Palliasses | 2 | |
| Blankets | 1838 | Bolsters | 9 | |
| Sheets | 873 | Pillows | 17 | |
| Counterpanes | 535 | Sheets | 5 | |
| Articles of Clothing | 6961 | Counterpanes | 1 | |
| Carpets | 31 | Articles of Clothing | 10 | |
| Linen Articles | 2197 | Linen Articles | 1 | |
| Books | 349 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 256 | |||
| Total | 15562 | Total | 72 | |
| Number of premises disinfected | 2743 | |||
| „ rooms, etc., „ | 2175 | |||