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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Non-notifiable diseases - removed to hospital:-
| German Measles | — |
| Chickenpox | 10 |
| Mumps | 2 |
VACCINATION
Persons vaccinated by Public Vaccinator: Primary 535
Secondary 116
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
Diphtheria - negative 130; positive 5
Tuberculosis - negative 128; positive 66
TUBERCULOSIS
Pulmonary: 170 new cases, including 9 transfers and 18 non-notified
deaths.
Non-pulmonary: 19 new cases, including 1 transfer and 4 non-notified
deaths.
(1943 - Pulmonary: 185 new cases; Non-pulmonary: 9 new cases).
New Cases and Deaths
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 years | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 " 10 " | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 " 15 " | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 15 " 20 " | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 " 25 " | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 25 " 35 " | 22 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 35 " 45 " | 26 | 11 | — | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 " 55 " | 20 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 55 " 65 " | 15 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 & upwards | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 104 | 66 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Deaths from Tuberculosis:-
| Pulmonary: | 49 | (35 males; 14 females) |
| Non-Pulmonary: | 12 | ( 6 males; 6 females) |