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City of Westminster 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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who are residents in the City. A charge, however, is made for work done
on behalf of individuals whose place of occupation is in Westminster,
but who may be attended by Westminster practitioners.
The following is the summary of bacteriological work performed:—
Swabbings from throats in suspected diphtheria .. 674
Blood in suspected typhoid 9
Sputa for investigation of T.B. 443
Expenditure on first two was £96 17s., and for the third £60 15s. 8d.,
including cost of outfits, postage and telegrams.
TUBERCULOSIS.
In 1925, 223 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified and
5 moved into the City who had been notified elsewhere—a total of 228.
Non-pulmonary forms of tuberculosis gave 54 cases.
Table I. Tuberculosis, 1925.
| Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 15 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 |
| 20 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 25 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11 | — | — |
| 35 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | 19 | 11 | — | 2 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 |
| 55 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 135 | 93 | 23 | 31 | 78 | 37 | 7 | 7 |
In this Table all primary notifications are included, and also other
new cases of tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health during the year.