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City of Westminster 1933
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Table XXIII.
City of Westminster.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1933.
| 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. | |||||
| Smallpox | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (C). Plague (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 133 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 68 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 2 | — | — | 133 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 53 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 342 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 118 | 63 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 4 | — | 330 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tvphus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Knteric fever | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Relapsing fever (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Continued fever (C) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal meningitis | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 60 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 54 | 12 | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 12 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 637 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 179 | 81 | 38 | 127 | 29 | 42 | 20 | 597 | 40 | 53 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 13 |
Correction has been made lor errors in notification or revision of diagnosis in 35 cases. Diph. 17, Scnrlct Fever 16. Entcric 2;
Cases not notified :—
Scarlet fever, 14. C. Spinal Fever 1.
Diphtheria, 0. Enteric 1.