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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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Bacteriological Examinations.
| Negative. | Positive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nasal and Throat Swabs | 280 | 1 |
| Faeces | 164 | 55 |
| Urine | 2 | Nil |
| Tuberculosis | 325 | 64 |
The examination of specimens from general practitioners has for the
past 50 years been undertaken on behalf of the City Council by Westminster
Medical School, and they have agreed to continue to do so but
without charge to the Council. The examination of material submitted
by the Medical Officer of Health, including faeces, urine, food and other
material in connection with food poisoning, has been carried out at the
Public Health Laboratory of the Medical Research Council, opened at
the County Hall, Westminster Bridge, on the 1st April, 1953.
Tuberculosis.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 years | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 15 years | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 25 years | 13 | 20 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 25 to 45 years | 70 | 32 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 45 to 65 years | 38 | 7 | — | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 to 75 years | 14 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 75 and over | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 143 | 64 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 2 | _ | |
New Cases.
Pulmonary—207 new cases, including 48 transfers and 12 nonnotified
deaths, and 1 posthumous notification.
Non-Pulmonary—10 new cases, including 3 transfers.
(1952—Pulmonary, 225 new cases; Non-Pulmonary, 16 new cases.)
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary—28 (24 males, 4 females).
Non-Pulmonary—2 (2 males).
Mass X-Ray Service.
In the course of the year, the Mass X-Ray Service of the SouthWest
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board operated in Westminster,
when 14,451 residents and people working in the City were examined.
Of these, 75 persons were referred for further investigation to Chest Clinics
where 15 were found to be suffering from active pulmonary tuberculosis.