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City of Westminster 1924
[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:-
| - | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meninges of brain | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Cervical glands | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Bones and joints | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Skin | 1 | - | 1 |
| Kidneys and bladder | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thoracic | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Abdomen | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| General or Miliary | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | 24 | 51 |
Nationality of Patients.—As usual, many nationalties were represented
among those notified in 1924 ; 308 were born in England, 13 in Ireland,
2 in Scotland, 1 in Wales and 2 in British Dominions ; 21 were of foreign
origin:—Italian 2, Russian 3, Polish 8, Swiss 3, German 2, French,
Roumanian and Japanese 1 each.
The total number of cases of tuberculous disease on the Register at the end of 1924 was 1,772 as compared with 1,682 at the end of the year 1923.
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General. | Casuals. | |||
| Cases on Register, 1st January, 1924 | 1,178 | 133 | 371 | 1,682 |
| New cases, 1924 | 262 | 34 | 51 | 347 |
| Old cases returned to Westminster | 9 | — | 1 | 10 |
| Total cases on Register during 1924 | 1,449 | 167 | 423 | 2,039 |
| Died during 1924 | 122 | 9 | 14 | 145 |
| Moved during 1924 | 104 | — | 18 | 122 |
| Remaining at end of 1924 | 1,123 | 158 | 391 | 1,772 |
In addition to those who moved out of the City, 40 changed their
addresses in the City during the year, casuals not being included.
Home Visiting.—The Tuberculosis Medical Officer paid 421 visits during the year to patients at their homes. The number of visits paid in previous years was:—
| 1919 | 175 | 1921 | 498 | 1923 | 436 |
| 1920 | 257 | 1922 | 496 |
The Health Visitors paid 6,403 visits, 4,907 of these being to persons
attending the Dispensary (in 1922, 5,278 and 4,995, and in 1923, 5,412
and 4,717 respectively); 613 visits were paid to ex-service men.