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City of Westminster 1923

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

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City of Westminster.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1923.

Notifiable Diseases.At all Ages.Cases Notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Treated at Home.At all Ages.Deaths.
At Ages—Years.At Ages—Years.
Under 1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-10.10-15.15-20.20-35.35-45.45-65.65 and over.Under 1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-10.10-15.15-20.20-35.35-45.45-65.65 and over.
Small-pox1————————1———1——————————————
Cholera (C). Plague (R)————————————————————————————
Diphtheria801761261267185——7824——12—1——————
Erysipelas34—————1214811711231———————————1
Scarlet fever121—4411133515162012—1174—————————————
Typhus fever————————————————————————————
Enteric fever18—————3—210—211621—————1——————
Relapsing fever (R)————————————————————————————
Continued fever (C)————————————————————————————
Puerperal fever3————————21——3—————————-—————
Cerebro-spinal meningitis———————————————1——————————1—
Polio-myelitis1———————1————1——————————————
Encephalitis lethargica2————————1—1—2—2————————1—1—
Ophthalmia neonatorum3030———————————1218—————————————
Pneumonia6013———6431351965285222————1—622415
Malaria————————————————————————————
Dysentery—————————————————————————————
Trench fever————————————————————————————
Totals35032141023195727306920351429357612212—21—722610

Correction has been made for errors in notification or revision of diagnosis in 32 cases.
Cases not notified :—
Ophthalmia neonatornm, 2 cases.
Diphtheria, 11 cases, ages 1 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 9, 20, 27, 40, 50.
Scarlet fever, 8 cases, ages 2½,4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 19, 19.
Cerebro-spinal, 1 case, age 54.