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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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| Year | Pulmonary. | Abdominal. | Meningeal. | Other. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | |
| 1911 | 191 | 120 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 238 | 149 |
| 1912 | 183 | 116 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 222 | 140 |
| 1913 | 198 | 124 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 240 | 151 |
| 1914 | 211 | 138 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 234 | 153 |
| 1915 | 193 | 142 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 228 | 168 |
| Averages:— | ||||||||||
| 5 years, 1901-5 | 301 | 169 | 13 | 7.2 | 28 | 15.4 | 28 | 15.2 | 372 | 208.8 |
| 5 „ 1906-10 | 217 | 131.4 | 10 | 5.8 | 25 | 15.2 | 22 | 13.3 | 276 | 165.8 |
| 5 „ 1911-15 | 195 | 128 | 8 | 5.6 | 17 | 11.0 | 12 | 8.0 | 232 | 152.6 |
The rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants: for 1915 on the
modified population of 135,104.
Sixty-two of the deaths from pulmonary disease occurred at home,
36 in hospitals and sanatoriums, 84 in infirmaries, and 10 in asylums.
Deaths from other forms occurred at home 10, in hospitals 15, and
in infirmaries 9.
The number of consumptive patients visited during the year was 707,
and patients suffering from other forms, 240. At the end of the year
there were 421 consumptives and 173 "other" patients remaining on
the visiting list.
There were 5,085 visits paid by the visitors during the year (3,901
in the South, 1,184 in the North).
Analysis of cases visited in 1915:—
| Pulmonary. | Other Forms. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North. | South. | Total. | North. | South. | Total. | |
| Brought forward from 1914 | 174 | 285 | 459 | 41 | 129 | 170 |
| New cases visited | 76 | 172 | 248 | 20 | 50 | 70 |
| Total cases | 250 | 457 | 707 | 61 | 179 | 240 |
| Deaths and removals | 98 | 188 | 286 | 33 | 54 | 87 |
| Remaining at end of 1915 | 152 | 269 | 421 | 28 | 125 | 153 |
Irrespective of casuals and soldiers, the illness of 73 consumptive
(45 males, 28 females) persons notified in 1915 began previous to taking
up residence in Westminster, 9 others had been resident for long
periods in asylums or workhouses and developed the disease there.
Changes of address.—Exclusive of transference to hospital, infirmary,
sanatorium or temporary change of address due to visits to the country