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City of Westminster 1937

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

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Table: Table XXXIII.Deaths from Diarrhcea and Enteritis.

Table XXXIII.

Deaths from Diarrhcea and Enteritis.

Under 1 year.Other ages.Total.
193310111
193416319
193510212
193612315
193713316

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Whooping Cough.—127 cases were notified during the year, with
4 deaths, 15 cases were moved to hospital, 57 being between the
ages of 1 and 5. The death rate for Westminster was 0.03, for London
0.06, and for England and Wales 0.04.

Table: The deaths from whooping cough during the last five years are thus set out:—Table XXXIV.—Deaths from Whooping Cough.

The deaths from whooping cough during the last five years are thus set out:—

Table XXXIV.—Deaths from Whooping Cough.

Under 1 year.At other ages.Total.
1933246
1934_99
19352_2
1936—33
1937134

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Cerebro-spinal Fever-12 cases of this disease occurred. Eleven
of these cases were between the ages of 18 and 24. Seven were in-patients
of Military Hospitals, admitted from various military establishments in
the City, one case was admitted to a nursing home from the country and
four were in-patients of the Special and General hospitals. One death
occurred.
Chicken Pox.—164 cases occurred, 45 being moved to hospital.
Mumps.—90 cases were recorded, 14 cases being moved to hospital.
Puerperal Fever.—-3 cases were notified and removed to hospital.
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