London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

City of Westminster 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

This page requires JavaScript

(To face p.34.) City of Westminster.

Table XIV.—Local Government Board Table C. — Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the53weeks from 29th December,1901,to 3rd January,1903.

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.Grosvernor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Conduit.Grosvenor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Total.
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards.
Smallpox—
Cases232351249158557267875-71121578-56267865-71121578229
Deaths39212232-162131--11131
Diphtheria—
Cases285779101494517242048203774322831343841819401235542927212432243
Deaths313141314565--3314
Erysipelas—
Cases14421912103172773610288113122549-2110411--11112--
Deaths5432--21-2--------34
Chicken-pox—
Cases741633343022418-9323627180111305502110381335---------------
Deaths11---
Fevers.
Scarlet—
Cases4751222258741-61634116309583343611139644128210025875332321113861425
Deaths152921111413122
Enteric—
Cases1326304050-664339293211272273432462522-125215103
Deaths2211119--53641----11-
Continued—
Cases11---------1-----------------------
Deaths1-1---------1--------
Puerperal—
Cases624---1--2--1---11--------1-----1
Deaths422-11---1-1
Total Cases2,0107551808826341923309010953015639001151389929971101621141612005424417970621652921061,035
17 eases notified as smallpox, 21 as scarlet fever, 28 as diphtheria, and 3 as enteric fever were eventually stated not to be suffering from the disease notified. In addition to the above, I case of smallpox, 1 of puerperal fever, 1 of diphtheria, and 4 of enteric fever were not notified.