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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Tuberculosis.
The figures for a series of years are shown below
| Pulmonary. | Total. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Total of all forms. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Population. | C.L.H. and no Address. | ||||||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||||
| 1911 | 193 | 119 | 109 | 3 | 424 | — | — | 77 | 501 |
| 1912 | 233 | 154 | 115 | 10 | 512 | — | — | 59 | 571 |
| 1913 | 203 | 174 | 89 | 8 | 474 | 91 | 86 | 177 | 651 |
| 1914 | 186 | 105 | 94 | 4 | 390 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 462 |
| 1915 | 155 | 95 | 59 | 8 | 317 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 389 |
| 1916 | 183 | 135 | 64 | 9 | 391 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 472 |
| 1917 | 209 | 164 | 51 | 7 | 431 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 507 |
| 1918 | 293 | 225 | 40 | 4 | 562 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 667 |
| 1919 | 197 | 122 | 30 | 4 | 353 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 411 |
| 1920 | 143 | 133 | 29 | 4 | 309 | 29 | 29 | 53 | 367 |
Since 1914 the number of ex-soldiers and sailors notified was 257,
and there were 25 cases among refugees.
A return required by the Ministry is appended, also a table showing
the distribution of the cases in the various wards of the city.
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