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City of Westminster 1924

[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 1924.

Notifiable Diseases.Cases Notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Treated at Home.Deaths.
At all Ages.At Ages—Years.At all Ages.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. 11-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-10.10-15.15-20.20-35.35-45., 45-65.65 and over
Small-pox1
Cholera (C). Plague (R)
Diphtheria22516182/256144152332221427443394
Erysipelas2922129112209211
Scarlet fever2082101222177535522712035312
Typhus fever
Enteric fever151451496
Relapsing fever (R)
Continued fever (C)
Puerperal fever10641022
Cerebro-spinal meningitis31
Polio-myelitis11
Encephalitis lethargica914211546123
Ophthalmia neonatorum2323419
Pneumonia921311592110239801265111211562423
Malaria111
Dysentery
Trench fever
Anthrax111
Totals6172717324946 1151843884354311557601061(j4351353862824

Correction has been made for errors in notification or revision of diagnosis in 35 cases—
Cases not notified :—
Enceph— leth— 9, 57, 17,1½,, 19, 47.
Polio-mvelitis 71.
Scarlet fever 3½, 6, 3, 7, 40, 12, 6½, 7, 2½, 4, 3, 9, 5, 3, 6, 7, 17, 21.
Diphtheria, 15, 3, 2, 9, 0, 11, 22, 5, 24, 3, 5, 2.