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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Infantile Mortality.
| Cause of Death. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| *Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| Accidents (other than motor vehicles) | 1 | — | 1 |
| 32 | 24 | 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.
Infectious Disease.
| Disease. | Original Notifications. | Removed to Hospital. | Re- diagnosed. | Corrected Notifications. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | |||
| Dysentery | 203 | 68 | 22 | 181 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | 13 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Malaria (origin abroad) | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | 495 | 30 | 2 | 493 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia— | ||||
| Acute Primary | 16 | 5 | — | 16 |
| Influenzal | 35 | 3 | — | 35 |
| Poliomyelitis— | ||||
| Paralytic | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Non-Paralytic | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 39 | 35 | — | 39 |
| Scabies | 59 | — | — | 59 |
| Scarlet Fever | 57 | 20 | 3 | 54 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 318 | 22 | 1 | 317 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
No cases of the following diseases were notified during the year:
Anthrax, Cholera; Continued Fever; Encephalitis; Glanders; Hydrophobia;
Membranous Croup; Paratyphoid; Plague; Relapsing
Fever; Smallpox; Typhus Fever.