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City of Westminster 1923
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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. | |||||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 80 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 78 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 121 | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | 117 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 60 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 52 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 350 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 69 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 293 | 57 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 26 | 10 | |
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.