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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.