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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| School. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Barnabas | — | 5 | 2 | — |
| St. Clement Danes | — | 5 | — | — |
| St. Edward's, Dufour's Place | — | — | 1 | — |
| St. Gabriel's | — | 9 | 6 | — |
| St. George's, South Street | — | 5 | 2 | — |
| St. James's and St. Peter's | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| St. James the Less | — | 6 | — | — |
| St. Margaret's | — | 3 | 4 | — |
| St. Martin's, Adelaide Place | __ | 16 | — | — |
| St. Martin's, Castle Street | — | _ | — | — |
| St. Mary's, Hide Place | — | 3 | 5 | — |
| St. Matthew's | — | 3 | — | |
| — | 18 | 6 | — | |
| St. Patrick's | — | — | — | — |
| St. Paul's, Caroline Street | — | — | — | — |
| St. Paul's, Wilton Place | — | — | — | — |
| St. Peter's, Lower Belgrave Street | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| St. Vincent's | — | 9 | — | — |
| Wesleyan Training College | — | 8 | 3 | — |
Twenty-nine rooms in seven schools were disinfected, together with
books and other articles. As to the arrangements for dealing with
children affected with vermin, see below under "disinfection."
Nine hundred and forty-four school children suffering from various
non-infectious complaints were visited for the Care Committees and
Hospital Almoners, by the Health Visitors.
Bacteriological Laboratory.
During the year 406 examinations have been made by Dr. J. M.
Bernstein, at the Westminster Hospital Medical School, at a cost of
£53 1s. 8d., with the subjoined results.
The number of examinations in previous years were : 1902, 251 ; 1903, 181; 1904, 75; 1905, 132; 1906, 180; 1907, 155; 1908, 175; 1909, 245; 1910, 270; 1911, 240; 1912, 306.
| Disease. | Persons. | Examinations. | Results. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive. | Negative. | Doubtful. | |||
| Diphtheria— Suspected cases | 187 | 190 | 45 | 145 | — |
| Contacts or school children | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| Returned from hospital | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 192 | 195 | 45 | 150 | _ | |
| Typhoid Fever | 6 | 7 | _ | 6 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | 202 | 204 | 55 | 149 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — |
In addition to those mentioned above, many medical men and hospitals
obtain reports on their cases from private or hospital laboratories.