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City of Westminster 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.—The parts of the body affected were :
M. F.
Spine 1 2
Bones and joints 7 4
Cervical glands 3 6
Meninges of brain 1 3
Reproductive organs 0 1
M. F.
Kidney and
bladder 0 1
Mediastinal glands 2 1
Mesentery and
bowels 5 4
In the second Table details are given of ex-soldiers or sailors, asylum
cases and of persons ill before coming to Westminster.
The nationality of the persons notified is as usual varied, representative
of the cosmopolitan nature of the population of Westminster. Those not
of English birth were:—
M. F.
Irish 7 0
Scots4 1
Welsh0 1
Belgian1 1
Danish1 0
Dutch0 1
French2 1
M. F.
German01
Italian33
Polish and Russian 3 3
Roumanian 1 0
Swedish0 1
Swiss 2 0
Seven of the above were Jewish.
The total number of cases of Tuberculous disease on the Register at the end of 1921 was 1,543 as compared with 1,648 at the end of the year 1920.
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General. | Casuals. | |||
| December, 1920 | 1,189 | 100 | 359 | 1,648 |
| New cases, 1921 | 231 | 39 | 41 | 311 |
| Old cases returned to Westminster | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Total cases on Register during 1921 | 1,425 | 139 | 400 | 1,964 |
| Died during 1921 | 94 | 26 | 15 | 135 |
| Moved | 211 | 40 | 35 | 286 |
| Remaining at end of 1921 | 1,120 | 73 | 350 | 1,543 |
Through the courtesy of the Clerk to the Guardians, we have been
able to revise our register from their index of persons dealt with by them
and have eliminated a number of old standing cases.
In addition, 1,327 contacts and "suspects" remain under supervision.