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City of Westminster 1908

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

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Table: T able XVI.— London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.—Notified Cases of Infections Disease in 1908.

T able XVI.— London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.—Notified Cases of Infections Disease in 1908.

Cities and Boroughs.Estimated population in the middle of 1907.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Total.Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.
County of London4,795,757122,0597,99841,351132304,2098535,9517.3
West Districts.
Paddington150,923—682150—311610519766.3
Kensington182,752—439230—3611112918474.7
Hammersmith124,012—394204_31—67017065.5
Fulham171,562—596400—39—1712741,1836.7
Chelsea75,049—170140—17—353—3835.0
City of Westminster172,6501627187—41—68139464.7
North Districts.
St Marylebone126,867-411119-331812727015.4
Hampstead92,654—28064—251633—4094.3
St. Pancras237,0751952308161—815951,4946.1
Islington349,091—1,410530—9811723872,3016.4
Stoke Newington54,015—20265—11—42523095.5
Hackney235,253—1,281389—66—1223971,9958.2
Central Districts.
Holborn54,466-19350-25—246-3165.7
Finsbury96,007—411170-49—49437317.4
City of London19,252—5329—7—19-995.0
East Districts.
Shored itch115,227-600210-106-612761,0558.9
Bethnal Green131,066—1,006278-83-624721,62212.1
Stepney310,706-2,3586603982942323,55511.2
Poplar171,516—1,280315-61-1419151,86610.6
South Districts.
Southwark210,442-776270—48-1523361,3486.2
Bermondsey127,910-641252-58-910831,1318.5
Lambeth321,344—1,456348—65310226142,1226.4
Battersea183,873—1,152369—41—915031,7249.1
Wandsworth289,506—1,261591—61—1320952,1407.2
Camberwell280,022—:1,053399—36—1023321,7336.0
Deptford117,539—723207—28—4172—1,1349.4
Greenwich109,110—428223—35-2106—7947.1
Lewisham155.627—620470—343691—1,2247.6
Woolwich131,346—602307—20—69211,0888.1
Port of London——15—7—-6—19—

Table: Scarlet Fever.—Westminster escaped the outbreak of 1907 to a considerable extent, but in 1908 the number of cases notified was larger than it has been for some years. The notifications are shown in the accompanying chart. The mortality was very low in Westminster as shown below:—

Scarlet Fever.—Westminster escaped the outbreak of 1907 to a considerable extent, but in 1908 the number of cases notified was larger than it has been for some years. The notifications are shown in the accompanying chart. The mortality was very low in Westminster as shown below:—

Scarlet Fever.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.1908.
Deaths per 100 Cases—
The City1.83.32.52.84.02.52.81.27
The County3.23.02.82.72.82.62.492.48