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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Infant Mortality.
| Cause of Death. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| *Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Accidents (other than motor vehicles) | 1 | – | 1 |
| 31 | 22 | 9 |
* 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.
In fectious Disease.
| Disease. | Notifications. | Removed to Hospital. | Diagnosis not Confirmed. | Diagnosis Established. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – |
| Dysentery | 70 | 34 | 12 | 58 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Malaria (origin abroad) | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Measles | 259 | 33 | 1 | 258 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia— | ||||
| Acute Primary | 7 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Influenzal | – | – | – | – |
| Poliomyelitis— | ||||
| Paralytic. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Non-Paralytic | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | 33 | 22 | 1 | 32 |
| Scabies | 46 | – | – | 46 |
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 86 | 8 | 3 | 83 |
No cases of the following diseases were notified during the year:
Anthrax; Cholera; Continued Fever; Diphtheria; Encephalitis;
Glanders; Hydrophobia; Membranous Croup; Ophthalmia Neonatorum;
Paratyphoid; Plague; Relapsing Fever; Smallpox; Typhus Fever.