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Hendon 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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T able B.—Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1896, in the Hendon Urban District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statis-tics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Population At all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New cases of Sickness in each locality coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health. | Number of such cases removed from their homes in the several localities for treatment in Isolation Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Mem. Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles to Dec. 12.* | Whooping Cough to Dec. 12.* | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Mem. Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | |||||||||||||
| Census 1891. | Estimated to middle of 1896. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||
| Hendon (Central) | 5885 | 303 | Under 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 119 | 83 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 111 | 92 | 20 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| West Hendon | 2646 | ... | Under 5 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Burnt Oak | 777 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Infirmary & School | 15843 | 429 | 36 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 20 | ... | +1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Temple Fortune | 292 | ... | Under 5 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Child's Hill | ‡ 3486 | 115 | Under 5 | ... | 13 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 80 | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 34 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Cricklewood | 3165 | 99 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 32 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Mill Hill | 2182 | 36 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | 15843 | 18862 | ... | Under 5 | ... | 34 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 396 | 114 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | 5 | 74 | 10 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 23 | 214 | 31 | 3 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
*These diseases after date mentioned were struck off the List. †Sent to Willesden.
‡ Includes 112 from North End, Hampstead, and 456 from Golders Green, including Highfield School,