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City of Westminster 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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BACTERIQLOGIGAL EXMANIATIONS
Diphtheria - negative 78, positive 6
Tuberculosis - negative 109, positive 45
TUBERCULOSIS
Pulmonary; 153 new cases, including 8 transfer's and 14 non-notified
deaths.
Non-pulmonary: 12 new cases, including 1 transfer, 2 non-notified
deaths and 1 posthumous notification.
(1940 - Pulmonary: 154 new cases. Hon-pulmonary 26 new cases)
New Cases and Deaths
| Age Periods | Mew Cases | Deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 to 5 years | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 „ 10 „ | - | - | 1 | — | - | — | — | ||
| 10 „ 15 „ | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | ||
| 15 „ „ | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 20 „ „ | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| 25 „ 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| 35 " 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| 45 55 | 30 | 4 | - | - | 15 | 1 | - | - | |
| 55„ 65 | 18 | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | ||
| 65 & upwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | - | |
| Totals | 107 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
Deaths from Tuberculosis:-
Pulmonary 64.; Non-pulmonary 5; Death rate per 1,000- 1.08
WORK OF TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY, 1941
The work of the Dispensary continued throughout the year on
normal lines, and the facilities for treatment of patients remained as
in time of peace. The numbers attending showed some increase on the late
months of 1939, but the number of new cases was still much below the
normal. As air raids occurred throughout the first half of the year, .
the number of patients available, especially of children, was still
low.
The Dispensary figures do not reflect the increase in
Tuberculosis which was becoming manifest throughout the country, owing
to the effect of war-time conditions on the population of Westminster.
There was reason to suspect, however, that the proportion of new cases
of acute type was showing some increase.
The number of new patients attending in 1941 was 194, as
compared with 374 in 1938. 73 cases were considered to be definite
cases of Tuberculosis, 65 pulmonary and 8 non-pulmonary. The total
of new cases, who were children, was only 14, suggesting that evacuation
figures were still high. 3 of these children were considered te ba
suffering from Tuberculosis.
124 X-ray examinations were arranged during the year. In
addition X-ray reports from hospitals and sanatoria were available in
many cases.
AUTERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
The welfare scheme during 1941 was as set out in the Report
for 1938.
Midwifery and consultant services were maintained, but classes
in mothercraft etc., had to be somewhat curtailed.
Midwifery visits 211 (2691); Confinements attended 17 (150)