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City of Westminster 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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City of Westminster.
Table XIII. Local Government Board Table C.—
| 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. | 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 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smallpox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 45 | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | — | — | 2 | — | 19 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 43 |
| Deaths | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 186 | 4 | 73 | 63 | 27 | 10 | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 174 |
| Deaths | 16 | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 111 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 9 | — | 5 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 14 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Deaths | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Chicken-pox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Fevers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 352 | 3 | 126 | 16?, | 41 | 20 | — | 3 | 16 | 2l | 67 | 17 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 48 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 61 | 17 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 48 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 50 | 327 |
| Deaths | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Enteric— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 71 | — | 1 | 11 | 37 | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 54 | |||
| Deaths | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Continued— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Puerperal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Deaths | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Cases | 777 | 12 | 206 | 251 | 111 | 188 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 162 | 45 | 135 | 14 | 7 | 74 | 69 | 13 | 44 | 25 | 94 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 137 | 37 | 110 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 67 | 9 | 34 | 18 | 74 | 628 |
4 cases notified as smallpox, 9 as scarlet fever, 17 as diphtheria, and 1 as enteric fever were eventually stated not to be suffering from the disease notified.
In addition to the above, 2 cases of smallpox, 1 of puerperal fever, 1 of diphtheria, and 1 of enteric fever were not notified. Chicken-pox ceased to be notifiable on 6th January, 1903.