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City of Westminster 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Still-births.—Fifty-one still-born children were notified during the year.
Table VI.
| Still-births Registered. | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Allocated to Westminster. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Legitimate and Illegitimate | Males | 29 | 7 | 21 | 15 |
| Females | 30 | 11 | 14 | 27 | |
| Illegitimate | Males | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Females | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Although births increased in 1934, 1,166 as compared with 1099 in
1933, there were fewer still-born infants.
Infectious diseases.
Statement showing the number of cases of certain infectious diseases
in the area during the 52 weeks ended 29th December, 1934:-
Table YII.
| Westminster, City of, Met. B. | Number of Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified (Civilians). | Smallpox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Puerperal fever. | Erysipelas. | Pneumonia. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 363 | 167 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 65 | 48 |
(The case rates of these diseases for England and Wales per 1,000 living are respectively
asfollows:—Smallpox, 0 004; scarlet fever, 3.76; diphtheria, 1.70; enteric fever, 0.03
puerperal pyrexia, 0.15; puerperal fever, 0.06; and erysipelas, 0.51.)
The preceding death table and the figures in respect of registered
still-births are those supplied by the Registrar General and inserted
at the request of the Ministry of Health. Neither the
statistics relating to deaths, nor those relating to infectious disease,
correspond closely to the figures compiled by the Medical Officer of
Health. In the former case a different system of tabulation is employed,
while in the latter allowance is made by the Medical Officer of Health
for cases cancelled because of revised diagnosis. 36 cases of diphtheria
and scarlet fever were discharged from hospital owing to incorrect
diagnosis during 1934.