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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following table shows the number of new cases in each of the last 7 years:—
| Puimonary | Other form | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General. | Casuals. | Total. | ||
| 1909 | 270 | 136 | 406 | 5 |
| 1910 | 165 | 110 | 275 | 17 |
| 1911 | 256 | 100 | 356 | 38 |
| 1912 | 368 | 125 | 473 | 27 |
| 1913 | 356 | 87 | 443 | 152 |
| 1914 | 254 | 90 | 344 | 59 |
| 1915 | 226 | 51 | 277 | 48 |
| 1909 | 270 | 136 | 406 | 5 |
| 1910 | 165 | 110 | 275 | 17 |
| 1911 | 256 | 100 | 356 | 38 |
| 1912 | 368 | 125 | 473 | 27 |
| 1913 | 356 | 87 | 443 | 152 |
| 1914 | 254 | 90 | 344 | 59 |
| 1915 | 226 | 51 | 277 | 48 |
The notifications of new cases calculated as rates per 1,000 of population were:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | |
| Westminster | 3.10 | 2.80 | 2.12 | 2.05 | 0.96 | 0.39 | 0.35 |
| London | 7.39 | 5.01 | 3.64 | 3.41 | 1.55 | 0.85 | 0.92 |
| England (excluding London) | 2.44 | 2.32 | 1.99 | 1.90 | 1.11 | 0.85 | 0.62 |
The figures for London and England are taken from the Local
Government Board's report.
A number of deaths occurred from tuberculosis of persons whose
illness had not been notified in Westminster during life. These were
cases where the disease had not been diagnosed and was found on post
mortem examination, a proportion being inquest cases in which there
had been no medical attendance. There are also deaths of persons who
have been notified in other districts and have subsequently moved into
Westminster. In 1915, these were:—Pulmonary: Casuals, 16;
General, 24. Other Forms: Casual, 1; General, 23. Combining these
with notified cases, the following are the totals for 1911-15:—
The following are are the totals for 1911-15:-
| Pulmonary. | Total. | Other Forms. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Unnotified. | Notified. | Unnotified. | |||
| 1911 | 356 | 67 | 423 | 38 | 39 | 77 |
| 1912 | 473 | 39 | 512 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 1913 | 443 | 32 | 475 | 152 | 25 | 177 |
| 1914 | 344 | 46 | 390 | 59 | 13 | 72 |
| 1915 | 277 | 40 | 317 | 48 | 24 | 72 |