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City of Westminster 1905
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City of Westminster.
Table XII.—Local Government Board Table C.— Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 52 weeks ending 30th December, 1905.
| 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. | 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 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smallpox— Cases | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria— Cases | 118 | 5 | 29 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | 111 |
| Deaths | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas— Cases | 123 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 74 | 11 | — | 1 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 36 | ||
| Deaths | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Fevers. Scarlet— Cases | 370 | — | 108 | 190 | 55 | 17 | — | 6 | 22 | 24 | 56 | 29 | 87 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 52 | 26 | 83 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 340 |
| Deaths | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | —_ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Enteric— Cases | 41 | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 32 |
| Deaths | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Continued— Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Puerperal— Cases | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Deaths | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Typhus— Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Cases | 666 | 7 | 140 | 257 | 112 | 138 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 127 | 47 | 154 | 29 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 61 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 98 | 35 | 120 | 19 | 6 | 42 | 57 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 52 | 528 |
I case notified as smallpox, 8 cases notified as scarlet fever, 21 as diphtheria and 4 as enteric fever were eventually alleged not to be suffering from the disease notified.
In addition to the above, 1 case of scarlet fever, 1 of puerperal fever and 1 of enteric fever were not notified.