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City of Westminster 1912
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City of Westminster. Table VIII.—Local Government Board Table C.— Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 52 weeks from lst January to 28th December, 1912.
| Cases Notified in the City of Westminster. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Number of | Cases Removed to Hospital from | each Ward. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifiable Diseases. | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 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. | ||||||
| 0 to 1. | I to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths | — | —— | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 160 | 2 | 43 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 16 | — | 17 | — | 11 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 16 | — | 17 |
| Deaths | 12 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 91 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 26 | 7 | 24 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Deaths | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Scarlet— | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 91 | 1 | 64 | 121 | 36 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 17 | 84 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 14 |
| Deaths | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Poliomyelitis— | . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deaths | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Enteric— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 17 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| Deaths | 5 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Cerebrospinal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | —— | —— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deaths | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Ophthalmia — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerperal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||
| Deaths | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Total Cases | 552 | 24 | 115 | 190 | 78 | 94 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 121 | 33 | 140 | 26 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 83 | 24 | 124 | 25 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 36 | |
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6 cases notified as scarlet fever, 6 as diphtheria, and 2 as enteric fever were eventually alleged not to be suffering from the disease notified.
4 deaths from the following complaints, viz.: diphtheria, enteric fever, scarlet, and erysipelas, were reported, but no notification of the illnesses bad been received previously.