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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Diptheria (native 58?. positive 8), Enteric)
(negativ3 5, positive -). .£120
Bysentry (negative 2, positive -))
Tuberculosis (negative 184, positive 31) £17
TUBERCULOSIS
Pulmonary: 166 new cases, including 5 transfers and 13 non-notified
deaths.
non-pulmonary: 26 new cases, including 1 transfer and 6 non-
notified deaths.
(1938 - Pulmonary 188 new cases. Non-pulmonary 41 new cases).
New cases and Deaths:
| Age periods | New Cases | Deatns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary, | . Pulmonary. | non-pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 year | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 to 5 years | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 5 "10 years | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 10 " 15 " | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 " 20 " | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 "25 " | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 " 35 " | 19 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | – | – |
| 35 " 45" | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 " 55 " | 15 | 8 | 1 | – | 9 | 10 | 1 | – |
| 55 " 65 " | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | 12 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Totals | 89 | 77 | 16 | 10 | 55 | 30 | 6 | 8 |
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Deaths from Tuberculosis:
Pulmonary 83. Non-pulmonary 14. Death rate per 1,000 - O.85.
Tuberculosis Dispensary
New patients seen 267 (374). No. considered tubercular 119 (154).
Patients recommended for institutional treatment:
Hospitals 24 (20). Sanatoria 89 (110).
Dental treatment at Council's clinic: 3 patients (6).
Artificial Pneumothorax treatment: 485 refills (428).
Light treatment for Lupus: 2 cases (l) . Cost £3.5.6d. (£11.2.6d).
Extra nourishment granted to 67 patients (56).
Cost £457 (£378.7.10d) .
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
Services are generally as set out in the Report for 1938
With the declaration of war in September, they had, of course, to
be modified to some extent, as a result, particularly, of evacuation
and the reservation of hospital accommodation. Sanatoria
accommodation has, for a time, been restricted.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE '
The welfare scheme during 1939 was as set cut in the Report
for 1938, except that after September there were fewer mothers and
children in the City. The Council's Welfare Centres played a large
part in the evacuation of expectant mothers.
Midwifery and consultant services were maintained, but
classes in mothercraft etc., had to be somewhat curtailed.
Midwifery visits 1947 (1890). Confinements attended 111 (107)•