London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
This page requires JavaScript
City of Westminster. Table VII.—Local Government Board Table C.— Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 52 weeks from 4th January, 1914, to 2nd January, 1915.
| 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. | 0 to 1 | At Ages—Years. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Kniglitsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Kniglitsbridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Kniglitsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Kniglitsbridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | |||||
| 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken pox- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — |
| Deaths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ophthalmia— | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases ••• | 28 | 28 | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | |||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria— | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 188 | 1 | 51 | 83 | 30 | 18 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 13 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 14 | — | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 12 | 52 | I | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | 16 | |
| Deaths | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas— | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 112 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 32 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | j | ||
| Deaths | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Fevers— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 848 | 3 | 201 | 477 | 94 | g9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 63 | 186 | 54 | 287 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 50 | 4 | 72 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 181 | 51 | 275 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 72 |
| Deaths | 10 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Polio-myelitis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Enteric— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 50 | — | 1 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Deaths | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerebrospinal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meningitis — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Continued— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —— | — | ||||||||||||||
| Deaths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Puerperal— | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Deaths | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1,240 | 39 | 258 | 576 | 153 | 136 | 58 | 20 | 13 | 35 | 75 | 274 | 76 | 407 | 22 | ,3 | 47 | 68 33 | 73 | 9 | 95 | 11 | 30 | 68 | 244 | 67 | 365 | 15 | 9 | 44 | 68 | 30 | 68 | 7 | 92 | |
Not as notified: 17 cases as scarlet fever, 15 as diphtheria, 7 as enteric fever, and 1 as continued fever.
4 cases notified as suffering from scarlet fever and diphtheria. 1 death from enteric, not notified, died in asylum.