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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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C ity of W estminster.
Table XII. -Local Government Board Table 0.—
| 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 Ages—Years. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Co vent 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. | |||||||
| At all Ages. | 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 145 | 2 | 20 | 53 | 14 | 26 | — | 2 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 38 | 3 | - | 11 | 4 | - | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 516 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 38 | 3 | - | 11 | 4 | - | 9 | 2 | 2 | 141 |
| Deaths | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 102 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 33 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Deaths | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Fevers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 418 | 3 | 101 | 196 | 71 | 47 | — | 15 | 39 | 26 | 11/ | 22 | 88 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 113 | 16 | 85 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 395 |
| Deaths | 12 | — | 8 | 4 | — | - | — | - | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Enteric— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 51 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| Deaths | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cerebro-spinalCases | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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| Cases | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 3 | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Deaths | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Total Cases | 725 | 13 | 157 | 257 | 108 | 178 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 50 | 191 | 37 | 170 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 48 | 13 | 32 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 167 | 25 | 144 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 613 |
| 23 cases notified as scarletfever, 19 as diphtheria and 1 as enteric fever were eventually alleged not to be suffering from the disease notified. In addition to the above, case of diphtheria and 1 of puerperal fever were not notified. There were also cases among soldiers in barracks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||