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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)
Diphtheria11922681347121315111922
Erysipelas41111_1_17619440141_12
Scarlet fever2361518132280202145551236
Typhus fever__.—____________
Enteric fever1622444151
Relapsing fever (R)
Puerperal fever3
Cerebro-spinal meningitis125611211
Poliomyelitis2111111
Encephalitis lethargica
Ophthalmia neonatorum999
Pneumonia2812228292208281223812
Malaria3213
Dysentery32411015_2234_32
Puerperal pyrexia2621526
Totals5271793f)243613832471132243115161136112243914

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.