Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Premature birth | 72 | 72 | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Developmental diseases | 100 | 85 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | — |
Old age | 140 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 139 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Meningitis and convulsions | 42 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
Other diseases of nervous system | 110 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 58 | 48 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
Valvular diseases of heart | 92 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Other circulatory diseases.. | 218 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 114 | 98 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 49 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
Bronchitis | 211 | 21 | 10 | 1 | — | 58 | 121 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 14 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
Lobar (croupous) pneumonia | 27 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 |
Lobular (broncho-) pneumonia | 64 | 26 | 22 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | — |
Other respiratory diseases.. | 97 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 56 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Cirrhosis of liver | 47 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Other digestive diseases | 74 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 |
Bright's disease, &c. | 100 | — | — | — | 1 | 66 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Generative system diseases | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Accidents and diseases of parturition | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Deaths by accident or negligence.. | 80 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Deaths by suicide, &c. | 28 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
All other causes | 33 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
All causes | 2,419 | 370 | 189 | 45 | 95 | 1,040 | 680 | 28 | 113 | 64. | 125 | 567 | 170 | 590 | 154 | 107 | 29 | 150 | 52 | 135 | 135 |
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