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City of Westminster 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table VIII.—Infectious Diseases Notified, 1902-1914, in London.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diph-theria and croup | Typhus lever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Ery-sipelas. | Cholera. | Relapsing Fever. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 7,796 | 18,252 | 10,731 | 3,407 | 4 | 47 | 311 | 5,536 | 1 | 2 | 46,087 |
| 1903 | 416 | 12,531 | 7,739 | 2,339 | 22 | 40 | 233 | 4,372 | — | — | 27,692 |
| 1904 | 489 | 13,439 | 7,219 | i,s9«; | 3 | 29 | 273 | 4,943 | 1 | 1 | 28.293 |
| 1905 | 74 | 19,461 | 6,482 | 1,552 | 9 | 14 | 292 | 4,972 | — | 1 | 32,857 |
| 1906 | 31 | 20,343 | 8,035 | 1,606 | 7 | 9 | 297 | 5 026 | 2 | — | 35,356 |
| 1907 | 8 | 25,925 | 8.771 | 1,394 | 5 | 36 | 255 | 4,496 | — | — | 40,890 |
| 1908 | 1 | 22.059 | 9,998 | 1,350 | 4 | 13 | 230 | 4,209 | — | — | 35,864 |
| 1909 | 21 | 17,251 | 6,685 | 1,042 | 7 | 20 | 287 | 4,194 | — | — | 29,507 |
| 1910 | 7 | 10,512 | 5,495 | 1,284 | 3 | 15 | 292 | 3 981 | 1 | 1 | 21,706 |
| 1911 | 72 | 10,485 | 7,388 | 1,023 | 1 | 23 | 303 | 4,849 | 10 | — | 24.255 |
| 1912 | 6 | 11,319 | 7 104 | 705 | 3 | 8 | 881 | 4.099 | — | — | 24,563 |
| 1913 | 4 | 17,550 | 7,649 | 762 | 4 | 14 | 349 | 4,152 | — | 1 | 31,363 |
| 1914 | 3 | 25,046 | 9,154 | 790 | 17 | 394 | 4,984 | — | 1 | 41,444 | |
| 1902 | 232 | 475 | 285 | 132 | — | 1 | 6 | 144 | — | — | 1,275 |
| 1903 | 45 | 352 | 186 | 71 | — | 2 | 5 | 111 | — | — | 772 |
| 1904 | 6 | 313 | 145 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 125 | — | — | 648 |
| 1905 | 2 | 370 | 118 | 41 | — | — | 12 | 123 | — | — | 666 |
| 1906 | — | 640 | 206 | 47 | — | 2 | 9 | 127 | — | — | 931 |
| 1907 | — | 418 | 145 | 51 | — | 2 | 3 | 102 | — | — | 721 |
| 1908 | 1 | 627 | 187 | 41 | — | — | 6 | 81 | — | — | 943 |
| 1909 | 1 | 590 | 225 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 102 | — | — | 948 |
| 1910 | 1 | 248 | 149 | 48 | — | — | 6 | 61 | — | — | 515 |
| 1911 | 1 | 252 | 145 | 31 | — | — | 6 | 82 | — | — | 517 |
| 1912 | — | 238 | 1K0 | 17 | — | — | 19 | 91 | — | — | 552 |
| 1913 | — | 379 | 192 | 29 | — | — | 6 | 75 | — | — | 709 |
| 1914 | 1 | 848 | 188 | 50 | — | 1 | 10 | 112 | — | — | 1,240 |
There were also notified cases of—
| London. | Westminster. | London. | Westminster. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis— | Poliomyelitis— | ||||
| 1907 | 132 | 4 | 1912 | 134 | 6 |
| 1908 | 85 | 3 | 1913 | 145 | 4 |
| 1909 | 111 | 3 | 1914 | 93 | 1 |
| 1910 | 115 | 2 | Ophthalmia Neonatorum— | ||
| 1911 | 101 | 3 | |||
| 1912 | 105 | 3 | 1912 | 699 | 18 |
| 1913 | 93 | — | 1913 | 641 | 24 |
| 1914 | 73 | 1 | 1914 | 888 | 28 |
| Year. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric. | Typhus. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal. | Ery-sipelas. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average of 10 years 1892-1901 | 1.7 | 49.4 | 27.2 | 7.7 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
| Average of 10 years 1902-11 | 1.90 | 35.9 | 16.1 | 3.5 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 1912 | 0.01 | 25.0 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 1913 | 0.00 | 38.9 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 1914 | 0.00 | 55.3 | 20.2 | 1.7 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| Average of 10 years 1892-1901 | 1.8 | 35.5 | 16.0 | 6.3 | _ | 0.25 | 0.31 | 8.3 |
| Average of 10 years 1902-11 | 1.57 | 23.9 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 0 00 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 6.0 |
| 1912 | _ | 15.1 | 10.1 | 1.1 | _ | — | 1.20 | 5.8 |
| 1913 | — | 23.9 | 12.1 | 1.8 | — | — | 0.38 | 4.5 |
| 1914 | 0.06 | 55 .7 | 12.4 | 3.3 | — | 0.06 | 0.65 | 7.37 |