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City of Westminster 1929

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

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Table: Table XXIII. City of Westminster.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1929.

Table XXIII. City of Westminster.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1929.

Notifiable Diseases.At all Ages.Cases Notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Treated at Home.At all Ages.Deaths.
At Ages—Years.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 1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-10.10-15.15-20.20-35.35-45.45-65.65 and over.
Smallpox2--------2---2--------------
Cholera (C). Plague (R)-——-—————————-——————————————
Diphtheria1483581413482182026-147181231------1_
Erysipelas541--1-1116630741131----------1-
Scarlet fever208l2721158625143133-2044-------------
Typhus fever----------------------------
Enteric fever7__-____1321-43-------------
Relapsing fever (R)----------------------------
Continued fever (C)1--------1----1-------------
Puerperal fever10--------10---823--------3---
Cerebro-spinal meningitis2-2----------2-1---------1--
Poliomyelitis1-----1------1--------------
Encephalitis lethargica---------------2--------1--1
Ophthalmia neonatorum1111-----------47-------------
Pneumonia51———111319818926258111—--11—983030
Malaria----------------------------
Dysentery7l11121------7--------------
Puerperal pyrexia12-----—-1101——111—————————————
Totals514171016383113850269222581645757962331—11—1393231
Table XXIII. City of Westminster.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1929.
Notifiable Diseases.At all Ages.Cases Notified.Cases removed to Hospital.Treated at Home.At all Ages.Deaths.
At Ages—Years.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 1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-10.10-15.15-20.20-35.35-45.45-65.65 and over.
Smallpox2--------2---2--------------
Cholera (C). Plague (R)-——-—————————-——————————————
Diphtheria1483581413482182026-147181231------1_
Erysipelas541--1-1116630741131----------1-
Scarlet fever208l2721158625143133-2044-------------
Typhus fever----------------------------
Enteric fever7__-____1321-43-------------
Relapsing fever (R)----------------------------
Continued fever (C)1--------1----1-------------
Puerperal fever10--------10---823--------3---
Cerebro-spinal meningitis2-2----------2-1---------1--
Poliomyelitis1-----1------1--------------
Encephalitis lethargica---------------2--------1--1
Ophthalmia neonatorum1111-----------47-------------
Pneumonia51———111319818926258111—--11—983030
Malaria----------------------------
Dysentery7l11121------7--------------
Puerperal pyrexia12-----—-1101——111—————————————
Totals514171016383113850269222581645757962331—11—1393231

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Correction has been made for errors in notification or revision of diagnosis in 46 cases.
Cases not notified :—
Scarlet fever, 1/12 1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10. 17, 17, 19, 20, 40, 40.
Diphtheria, 2, 2½, 3, 3, 3, 3½, 4, 4, 4, 4½. 5, 6, 6, 8, 13, 16, 19, 21, 25, 25, 25, 29,