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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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City of Westminster.
Table XY.—Local Government Board Table C.—
| 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. | Knights bridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Kamlet of Knights bridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knights bridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knights bridge. | 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 |
| Deaths | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 225 | 6 | 76 | 101 | 20 | 22 | — | 5 | 12 | 7 | 76 | 20 | G9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 73 | 15 | 67 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 212 |
| Deaths | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | -_ | -_ | -_ | 1 | -_ | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 102 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 13 | -_ | 4 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | -_ | 4 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -_ | -_ | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 | -_ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 42 |
| Deaths | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fevers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 590 | 5 | 154 | 310 | 76 | 45 | — | 2 | 35 | 41 | 177 | 24 | 174 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 97 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 31 | 37 | 169 | 24 | 170 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 565 |
| Deaths | 18 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Enteric— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 25 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | -_ | 4 | 6 | -_ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -_ | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | -_ | 2 | 4 | -_ | 4 | -_ | 2 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Deaths | 9 | — | — | _ | 3 | 6 | — | -_ | -_ | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | -_ | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Cerebrospinal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | — | -__ | — | -_ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Deaths | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Puerperal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Deaths | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Total Cases | 951 | 13 | 236 | 425 | 113 | 151 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 59 | 286 | 48 | 270 | 21 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 43 | 48 | 257 | 42 | 252 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 60 | 845 |
21 cases notified as scarlet fever, 9 as diphtheria, 1 as enteric fever were eventually alleged not to be suffering from the disease notified.