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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Bacteriological Examinations.
| Negative. | Positive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nasal and Throat Swabs | 171 | Nil |
| Faeces | 230 | 66 |
| Urine | 4 | Nil |
| Skin Swabs | 64 | 33 |
| Tuberculosis | .244 | 81 |
Tuberculosis.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 years | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 15 years | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 25 years | 15 | 21 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 to 45 years | 52 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 45 to 65 years | 65 | 7 | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | — |
| 65 to 75 years | 6 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 75 and over | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 152 | 95 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 2 | — | |
New Cases.
Pulmonary—247 new cases, including 51 transfers and 18 non-notified
deaths.
Non-Pulmonary—14 new cases, including 2 transfers.
(1950—Pulmonary, 242 new cases; Non-Pulmonary, 17 new cases.)
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary—35 (30 males, 5 females).
Non-Pulmonary—2 (2 males).
Welfare of Old People.
Aged Persons in need of care and attention.
Under the provisions of the National Assistance Acts, a Medical
Officer of Health is empowered to apply to the Courts for an order for
the compulsory removal to a hospital or other suitable place, of persons
who are suffering from grave chronic disease or, being aged, infirm or
physically incapacitated, are living in insanitary conditions and unable to
devote to themselves, and are not receiving from others, proper care
and attention.
Fortunately it has not been found necessary to invoke these powers
during the year because aged persons are often quite willing to enter