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City of Westminster 1937

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

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Table XXVIII.—Cases of Infectious Disease Notified.

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. J1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.5-10.10-15.15-20.20-35.35-45.45-65.65 and over. 1
Smallpox————————————————————————————
Cholera (C). Plague (R)————————————————————————————
Diphtheria119226813471213151——119—2—————2——————
Erysipelas411—11_1_1761944014————————1_12
Scarlet fever2361518132280202145551236——————————————
Typhus fever————————__.—_——__——_—________
Enteric fever16—————2—24—44151—————————————
Relapsing fever (R)————————————————————————————
Puerperal fever3———————————————————————————
Cerebro-spinal meningitis12———————56—1—12—1————————1———
Poliomyelitis2—————1—1————111———1————————
Encephalitis lethargica————————————————————————————
Ophthalmia neonatorum99—————————————9————————————
Pneumonia28—1—2—2—28292208281——————223812
Malaria3————————2—1—3——————————————
Dysentery324110—15_2234_32——————————————
Puerperal pyrexia26————————215——26——————————————
Totals5271793f)2436138324711322431151611361——1—2—243914

Correction has been made for errors in notification or revision of diagnosis in 33 cases. Diphtheria 19, Scarlet Fever 9, Dysentery 6.
Cases not notified :—
Scarlet fever, 22.
Diphtheria, 14.