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Bacteriological Diagnosis.— Swabs from suspected cases among
those residing in the City may be examined by the Council's bacteriologist
free of charge to the practitioners attending. The materials for swabbing
are supplied by the Council, and reports are in the first instance telephoned
or telegraphed to the doctor concerned, and written reports follow. The
number of throat swabs examined by the Council's bacteriologist during
each year since 1926, was :—
1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930.
679 595 646 607 744
Enteric Fever.—There were 18 cases of typhoid and paratyphoid
which came to the knowledge of the department during 1930. Of these
6 were notified as paratyphoid and 12 as typhoid. There was a history
of fish having been consumed in 2 cases, watercress 1, 7 cases came from
abroad, and no history was obtainable in 8 cases.
There were 2 deaths. The death rate of this disease for Westminster
was 0-01 and for England and Wales 0 01. The case rate for England
and Wales was 0 07 and for Westminster 0'13.

The death rate for England and Wales per 1,000 population was
0-10, for London 0-23, and for Westminster 0-11. 137 children
between the ages of 1 and 5 were removed to hospital. 15 deaths
occurred, 7 males and 8 females between the ages of 1 and 15.

The death rate in 1930 for Westminster was 0.04 per 1,000; for
London 0-08, and for England and Wales 0.12. Last year the corresponding
rates were 0.76 for Westminster, 0.69 for London, and
0.74 for England and Wales.