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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following table shows deaths per 100,000 of civilian population
since 1923.
Table XLV.
| Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rates. | |
| 1923 annual | 103 | 73.3 | 16 | 11.3 | 119 | 84.7 |
| 1924 | 124 | 86.7 | 14 | 9.9 | 138 | 96.5 |
| 1925 | 115 | 82.3 | 14 | 10.0 | 129 | 92.4 |
| 1926 | 119 | 85.9 | 14 | 10.1 | 133 | 96.0 |
| 1927 | 100 | 73.2 | 14 | 10.2 | 114 | 83.5 |
| 1928 | 90 | 69.3 | 18 | 13.8 | 108 | 83.2 |
| 1929 | 113 | 81.8 | 11 | 8.7 | 124 | 98.8 |
| 1930 | 98 | 77.9 | 9 | 7.1 | 107 | 85.0 |
| 1931 | 105 | 90.8 | 16 | 13.8 | 121 | 104.6 |
| 1932 | 90 | 71.2 | 16 | 12.6 | 106 | 83.8 |
| 1933 | 92 | 72.8 | 9 | 7.1 | 101 | 79.9 |
| 1934 | 83 | 66.9 | 16 | 12.8 | 99 | 79.8 |
| 1935 | 61 | 49.0 | 6 | 4.8 | 67 | 53.8 |
| 1936 | 82 | 66.0 | 8 | 6.4 | 90 | 72.5 |
| 1937 | 84 | 67.5 | 10 | 8.0 | 94 | 75.6 |
The following report and tables of statistics required by the
Ministry of Health are submitted by Dr. Ian S. Thomson, Tuberculosis
Officer and Deputy Medical Officer of Health.
City of Westminster Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Annual Report, 1937.
The work of the Dispensary has been carried on throughout the year
on the established lines. New patients numbering 405 were seen during
the year, of whom 211 were considered to be tubercular. These cases
classed as tubercular for Dispensary purposes do not all show evidence of
recent active disease.
The following Table shows the source of reference of cases to the Dispensary during the last three years :— Table XLVI.
| 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Practitioners | 140 | 136 | 121 |
| Health Visitors | 143 | 171 | 189 |
| St. Stephen's Hospital | 97 | 115 | 65 |
| Ministry of Pensions | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| School Medical Officer | 25 | 18 | 12 |
| Voluntary Hospital | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| Friends, Charitable Organisations, &c. | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 425 | 456 | 405 |