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City of Westminster 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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City of Westminster.
Table XV.—Local Government Board Table C.— Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 53 weeks
from 29 th December, 1907, to 2nd January, 1909.
| 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—Tears. | 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 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 187 | 6 | 55 | 71 | 21 | 34 | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 22 | 40 | 5 | — | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 22 | 38 | 4 | - | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 175 |
| Deaths | 17 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 81 | 1 | i | 4 | 12 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | i | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Deaths | 4 | — | — ' | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Fevers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 627 | 3 | 128 | 350 | 101 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 37 | 130 | 91 | 157 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 125 | 82 | 155 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 606 |
| Deaths | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Enteric— Cases | 41 | - | - | 6 | 12 | 23 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| Deaths | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Cerebro-spinal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Deaths | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2* | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Puerperal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Deaths | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1* | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | * | ||||||||||||||
| Total Cases | 946 | 13 | 184 | 432 | 149 | 159 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 57 | 216 | 121 | 216 | 19 | 9 | 39 | 47 | 18 | 43 | 16 | 58 | 10 | 69 | 52 | 186 | 105 | 200 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 46 | 18 | 38 | 15 | 52 | 849 |
| 24 cases notified as scarlet fever, 20 as diphtheria, 4 as enteric fever and 1 of small-pox were eventually alleged not to he suffering from the disease notified. * One case of diphtheria, 1 of cerebrospinal fever and 1 of puerperal fever were not notified during life, the nature of the illness being discovered after death. There were also cases among soldiers in barracks not notified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||