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City of Westminster 1931

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

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Table XXIII.

City of Westminster.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1931.

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. 11-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-10.10-15.15-20.20-35.35-45.45-65.65 and over.
Smallpox2———————————————————————————
Cholera (C). Plague (R)————————————————————————————
Diphtheria13247413113417142431—13115—1———1111———
Erysipelas461————11—1352233974——1——————111
Scarlet fever179—81119166118123031—1772—————————————
Typhus fever————————————————————————————
Enteric fever7—————11121—1b22————————i—1—
Relapsing fever (R)————————————————————————————
Continued fover (C)————————————————————————————
Puerperal fever4———————13———4—4————————22——
Cerebro-spinal meningitis81—1——3—21———7121———————1———
Poliomyelitis————————————————————————————
Encephalitis lethargica.1———————————————————————————
Ophthalmia neonatorum77———————————43—————————————
Pneumonia492———151315710536136621————1—1271824
Malaria1———————————————————————————
Dysentery1———————————————————————————
Puerperal pyrexia15————————114——141—————————————
•Chicken-pox10514551260143821—699——————————————
Membranous Croup1———————————————————————————
Totals558161922374056523810825369142813084321——12118102125

Correction has been made for errors in notification or revision of diagnosis in 46 cases. Diph. 29, Scarlet lever 14, Enteric 3.
Cases not notified :—
Scarlet fever, 17.
Diphtheria, 8.
* Made notifiable March, 1930.