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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Bacteriological Examinations.
Diphtheria—Negative 159, positive Nil.
Tuberculosis—Negative 166, positive 66.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Deaths.
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 2 years | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 to 5 „ | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 to 10 „ | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 to 15 „ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | —- | — | — |
| 15 to 20 „ | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 to 25 „ | 11 | 19 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 25 to 35 „ | 36 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 35 to 45 „ | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 45 to 55 „ | 32 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 ,, | 12 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 65 to 75 „ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 75 and upwards | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 138 | 81 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | |
New Cases.
Pulmonary—219 new cases, including 31 transfers and 11 non-notified
deaths.
Non-Pulmonary—16 new cases, including 3 transfers and 1 non-notified
death.
(1948—Pulmonary, 199 new cases ; Non-Pulmonary, 27 new cases.)
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary—47 (34 males, 13 females).
Non-Pulmonary—(3 males, 1 female).
Smallpox.
On the 2nd April, 1949, the s.s. "Mooltan" arrived in the Port of
London and it was reported that a fatal case of smallpox had occurred
on board the vessel during her voyage from Australia, the patient having
died at sea on the 1st April.
Some 64 contacts had given addresses in the City of Westminster.
In addition the Medical Officer of Health received from day to day