London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Causes of Death | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 4 | 4 | — |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | — |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| *Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| All other accidents (other than motor vehicles) | 3 | — | 3 |
| 31 | 23 | 8 |
* This is the Registrar-General's classification; but such conditions
as prematurity, birth injuries and other fatal conditions relating to the
process of birth are included under this heading.
| Disease. | Original Notifications. | Removed to Hospital. | Re- diagnosed. | Corrected Notifications. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Dysentery | 68 | 43 | 21 | 47 |
| Erysipelas | 15 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Food Poisoning | 40 | 8 | 2 | 38 |
| Malaria (origin abroad) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles | 786 | 88 | 5 | 781 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia— | ||||
| Acute Primary | 11 | — | — | 11 |
| Influenzal | 20 | — | — | 20 |
| Poliomyelitis— | ||||
| Paralytic | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Non-Paralytic | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | 9 | — | 24 |
| Scabies | 49 | — | — | 49 |
| Scarlet Fever | 53 | 19 | 8 | 45 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 241 | 40 | 8 | 233 |
No cases of the following diseases were notified during the year:
Anthrax; Cholera; Continued Fever; Encephalitis; Glanders; Hydrophobia;
Membranous Croup; Ophthalmia Neonatorum; Plague;
Relapsing Fever; Smallpox; Typhus Fever.
(6889) A 5