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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
City of Westminster 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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City of Westminster.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in the City of Westminster. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Number of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Ward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Kamlet of Knightsbridge. | Tall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. 1 | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. j | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Total. | ||||||
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Deaths | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 149 | 3 | 44 | 59 | 26 | 17 | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 139 |
| Deaths | 10 | — | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 61 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 27 |
| Deaths | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Fevers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 248 | 1 | 49 | 126 | 41 | 31 | — | 6 | 20 | 18 | 84 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 79 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 241 |
| Deaths | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Enteric— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 48 | — | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| Deaths | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Cerebro-spinal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Deaths | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| ruerperal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | - | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | I | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| Deaths | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Total Cases | 515 | 8 | 98 | 194 | 90 | 118 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 151 | 39 | 119 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 8 31 | 30 | 137 | 30 | 109 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 451 | |
8 cases notified as scarlet fever, 10 as diphtheria, 1 as enteric fever were eventually alleged not to be suffering from the disease notified.