London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
This page requires JavaScript
Infectious Disease.
| Notifications. | Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Polio-Myelitis | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 3 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 55 | 14 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 3 | — |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | 6 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | — |
| Ophthalmic Neonatorum | 6 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 376 | 30 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Dysentery | 8 | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 184 | 17 | — |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — |
| Scabies | 61 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — |
| Anthrax | — | — | — |
Corrected Diagnosis—Scarlet Fever, 1; Measles, 1; Polio-Myelitis, 1.
Non-notifiable diseases—removed to Hospital—
German Measles 1
Chickenpox 13
Mumps 17
Gastro-Enteritis 35
Lobar Pneumonia 1
Vaccination.
Compulsory vaccination in this Country ceased with the coming into
force on 5th July, 1948, of the National Health Service Act, 1946. The
particulars of vaccination given below therefore cover the period from
1st January to 4th July, 1948, only.
Number of certificates of successful primary vaccination of
children under 14 years of age received from 1st January,
1948, to 4th July, 1948 971
Number of persons vaccinated by the Public Vaccinators for the
City up to 4th July, 1948—
Primary 357
Secondary 15