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City of Westminster 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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A statement showing the number of cases of certain infectious diseases in the above-named area during the 53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1931:—
| Westminster, City of, Met. B. | Number of Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified (Civilians). | Smallpox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Puerperal fever. | Erysipelas. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 256 | 260 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 38 |
(The case rates of these diseases for England and Wales per 1,000 living are respectively
asfollows:—Smallpox, 0 • 29 ; scarlet fever, 2-76 ; diphtheria, 1 • 84 ; enteiic fever, 0-07,
puerperal pyrexia, 0-14 ; puerperal fever, 0-06 ; and erysipelas, 0-45.)
The preceding unnumbered death table and the figures in respect of
registered stillbirths are those supplied by the Kegistrar General and
inserted at the request of the Ministry of Health. Neither do the
statistics relating to deaths, nor to those relating to infectious disease,
correspond closely to the figures compiled by the Medical Officer of
Health. In the former case a different system of tabulation is employed,
while in the latter allowance is made for cases cancelled because of
revised diagnosis. 33 cases of Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever were
discharged from hospital owing to incorrect diagnosis during 1930.