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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Causes of and ages at, death during the 13 weeks ending 4th April, 1903 :—
Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards at all Ages | |||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under25 | 25and under6s | 65 and upwards | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge | Knightsbridge St. George | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden | Strand. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | ... | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria, Memb. Croup | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa Dysentery | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Epidemic Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | |
Diabetes | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | .. | .. | .. |
Malalrial Desis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatic Fever | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 82 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 69 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | 12 | 16 | 6 | .. | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Tubercolusis of Peritoneum | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Alcoholism | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
Malignant Growths | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 18 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | 3.. | .. | .. | 3 |
Premature Birth | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | .. |
Developmental Diseases | 26 | 22 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Old Age | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Meningitis | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 28 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 13 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 9 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Valvular Diseases of Heart | 26 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 12 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
Other C1rculatory Diseases | 47 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 7 |
Bronchit1s | 79 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 25 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 5 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 22 | 12 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumon1a | 22 | 7 | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
C1rrhosis of L1ver | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Other Digest1ve Diseases | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Bright's Disease, etc. | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 10 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 |
Generative System Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Partur1t1on | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 |
Deaths by Suic1de .. | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
All other Causes | 15 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
All Causes | 683 | 97 | 55 | 11 | 30 | 297 | 193 | 6 | 31 | 15 | 30 | 161 | 51 | 154 | 54 | 35 | 9 | 44 | 12 | 36 | 45 |