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City of Westminster 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Encephalitis Lethargica.—1 case was notified, with 1 death during
the year.
Chicken Pox.—210 cases were notified, 5 being moved to hospital.
Mumps.—150 cases were recorded.
Plague, etc.—Intimation was received of five persons coming into
Westminster from places infected with plague.
Anthrax.—There were no cases in 1928.
Puerperal Fever.—6 cases occurred, with three deaths—5 cases
were removed to hospital.

Table: The following table shows the number of births for the last five years, together with the number of cases of puerperal fever and deaths:—

The following table shows the number of births for the last five years, together with the number of cases of puerperal fever and deaths:—

Year.No. of births.No. of cases.Deaths.
19241,624102
19251,53561
19261,60662
19271,39961
19281,37063

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Puerperal Pyrexia.—21 cases occurred, all being notified by hospitals.
To the women concerned in the above 21 cases (17 were married and 4
single), 16 children only were born; the remaining 5 cases arose from
miscarriage.
The Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations, 1926.
These regulations have been in force since October, 1926, and under
them midwives are no longer obliged to notify, but they are obliged to
call qualified medical assistance to all cases of inflammation of the eyes.
If the medical practitioner considers the case one of Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
he must notify to the Medical Officer of Health.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Seven cases occurred in 1928—6
males and 1 female. Four were admitted to hospital and 3 treated
either at home or as out-patients of hospitals. In addition to these
notified cases, 10 cases of slight inflammation of the eyes came to the
knowledge of the Department. Facilities are afforded for the treatment
of this disease by the Metropolitan Asylums Board at St. Margaret's
Hospital, Kentish Town, N.W. Mothers are also admitted, and, if
necessary, receive treatment.