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City of Westminster 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XXXII. City of Westminster.—Infectious Diseases, Distributed in each Ward.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. 1 | Strand. | St. Anne. | Homeless and non-residents. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | _- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cholera (c). Plague (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 3 | 58 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | ||
| Erysipelas | - | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||
| Scarlet fever | 2 | 17 | 27 | 118 | 9 | 138 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 8 | |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Relapsing fever (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Continued fever (C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal fever | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pneumonia | — | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | ||
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 3 | 35 | 53 | 207 | 23 | 244 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 20 | |