London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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School.
Small Pox.
Scarlet
Fever.
Diphtheria.
Enteric
Fever.
Buckingham Gate — 4 1 —
Horseferry Road — 26 4 —
Millbank — 35 5 —
Pulteney — 17 11 —
St. George's Row — 26 4 —
Wild Street — 5 3 —
Brompton Higher Grade — 2 1 —
Burdett Coutts — 29 7 —
Cathedral, 48, Great Peter Street — 15 1 —
Christ Church — 15 — —
Curzou — 3 — —
French Protestant — 2 — —
Grey Coat — 2 — —
Holy Trinity — 24 — —
St. Anne's — 34 2 —
St. Anselm's — 2 — —
St. Barnabas — 27 — 1
St. Clement Danes — 9 3 —
St. Edward's, Dufour's Place — 5 —
St. Gabriel's — 14 2 1
St. George's, South Street — 9 — —
St. James's and St. Peter's — 9 2 —
St. James the Less — 8 7 —
St. Margaret's — 6 1 —
St. Martin's, Adelaide Place — 22 5 —
St. Martin's, Castle Street — 4 — —
St. Mary's, Hide Place — 10 — —
St. Matthew's — 24 — —
St. Michael's — 31 5 —
St. Patrick's — 1 — —
St. Paul's, Wilton Place — — 1 —
St. Peter's, Lower Belgrave Street — 6 1 —
St. Vincent's — 8 3 —
Wesleyan Training College — 16 2 —
Forty-eight rooms in nine schools were disinfected, together with
books and other articles. As to the arrangements for dealing with
children affected with vermin, see below under " disinfection."
Exclusive of children under 5 years of age, 1,336 children of school
age have been visited by the Health Visitors in co-operation with Care
Committees, Hospital Almoners, and the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
Bacteriological Laboratory.
During the year 499 examinations have been made by Dr. J. M.
Bernstein, at the Westminster Hospital Medical School, at a cost of
£65 12s. 7d., 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; 1913, 406.
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