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City of Westminster 1915
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City of Westminster. Table VII.—Local Government Board Table C.— Cases of Infectious Disease Notified'during the 52 weeks from 4th January, 1915, to 1st January, 1916.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in the City of Westminster. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages—Years. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Kniglrtsbridge 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. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken pox- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 86 | 4 | 26 | 55 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 39 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Ophthalmia— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 290 | 4 | 62 | 174 | 25 | 19 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 83 | 29 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 275 | |
| Military | 6 | — | — | 13 | 38 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 24 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | |
| Erysipelas— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 69 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 12 | 4 | 32 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 35 | |
| Military | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Fevers— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 603 | 6 | 150 | 340 | 55 | 49 | 3 | — | 6 | 16 | 32 | 114 | 56 | 160 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 61 | 591 | |
| Military | 12 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Polio-myelitis— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 11 | |
| Military | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | |
| Military | 10 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Continued— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Totals | Civil | 1,107 | 38 | 243 | 575 | 97 | 109 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 51 | 250 | 97 | 329 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 59 | 12 | 108 | 7 | 79 | 939 |
| Military | 90 | — | 1 | 16 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 47 | 30 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | |
Not as notified; 8 cases us scarlet fever, 21 as diphtheria, 1 as enteric fever, 2 as cerebrospinal meningitis, and 1 as puerperal.
Not as notified : 7 Army cases as diphtheria,