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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XXXI. City of Westminster.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1934.
| Notifiable Diseases. | At all Age. | 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 1 over. | |||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera (c). Plague (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 146 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 146 | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 63 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 351 | - | 9 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 122 | 63 | 20 | 60 | 12 | 6 | — | 325 | 26 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing fever (r) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Continued fever (c) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal fever | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | —• | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 4 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 38 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 650 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 169 | 81 | 41 | 132 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 602 | 48 | 58 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 19 | 13 |
Correction has been made for errors in notification or revision of diagnosis in 36 cases. Diph. 24, Scarlet Fever 12.
Cases not notified:—
Scarlet fever, 24.
Diphtheria, 7.