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City of Westminster 1908

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

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Table: Vaccination Returns.

Vaccination Returns.

Primary Vaccinations under 14 years of age, in the Union District ofRe-vaccinations performed by Public Vaccinators in the Union District of
St. George's.Westminster.Strand.St. George's.Westminster.Strand.
19012,4671,4917254,0393,3172,201
19022,8937154507,4536,2263,910
19032,1783692451599347
19042,065325* 1447213398
19052,162498142477418
19062,110372145515397
19072,013443155457468
19081,898284138378413
* There were also 16 primary vaccinations of persons over 14 years of age.

Table: T able XIV.— Infectious Diseases Notified, 1890—1908, in London.

T able XIV.— Infectious Diseases Notified, 1890—1908, in London.

Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Croup.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cholera.Relapsing Fever.Totals.
18906015,3305,8702,877352372064,59825730,245
189111411,3986,4123,372271522214,764233926,552
189242327,0958,3532,465201473476,93454745,848
18932,81336,90113,6943,666222053979,70086467,485
18941,19218,44011,1903,360211622536,08021240,925
189597919,75711,2233,506141052365,66029341,512
189622525,64713,9413,19061032796,43813349,845
189710422,84813,1993,1034652645,80038145,361
18983216,89411,8553,02416552475,16923137,316
18992918,11313,7044,46314693305,61515142,353
19008713,80011,9854,2917732374,7625—35,247
19011,70018,38112,1573,19420482534,6043—40,360
19027,79618,25210,7313,4074473115,5361246,087
190341612,5317,7392,33922402334,372——27,692
190448913,4397,2191,8963292734,9431128,293
19057419,4616,4821,5529142924,972—132,857
19063120,3438,0351,606792975,0262—35,356
1907825,9258,7711,3945362554,496—— .40,890*
1908122,0599,9981,3504132304,209--35,864†
In the City of Westminster.
1890140215079-9—1281-770
18912379174100—791441-817
18921486434999—871912-1,534
18931651,366353148—5112304-2,284
18942153526y106—92134--1,134
1895195715383114—44138——1,297
18967846323121—57178——1,487
189713658336104—561751-1,298
18982409338112—25131--999
1899—534283143—13176——1,140
19002453287118—45129--998
1901102475253104—26117—-1,059
1902232475285132—16144——1,275
19034535218671—25111—-772
1904631314551125125--648
1905237011841——12123——666
1906—64020647—29127—-931
1907—41814551—23102--721*
1908161718741--681943†
There were also notified 132 cases of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis in London, 4 in Westminster. „ 85 „ „ 3 „