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City of Westminster 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XXIV. City of Westminster.—Infectious Diseases, Distributed in each Ward.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Pali Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Homeless. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (c). Plague (r) | — | 10 | 15 | 65 | 11 | 62 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 12 | 8 |
| Diptheria | — | 10 | 15 | 55 | 11 | 62 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | - | 12 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Scarlet fever | — | 15 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Typus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever (C) | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Relapsing fever(R) | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — |
| Continued fever(c) | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Polio-myelitis | — | - | — | - | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis letharigca | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | — |
| Trench fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Total | 1 | 36 | 41 | 144 | 32 | 166 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 25 | 23 |
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