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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Table XXIV.—
Population. | Total Deaths, 1903. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Unmarried. | Married or Widows. | Total at Census. | Infectious Diseases. | Septic. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Other Digestive Diseases. | Rheumatic Fever. | Valvular Diseases. | Other Circulatory Diseases. | Insanity. | Other Nervous Diseases. | Cancer. | Diabetes. | Bright's Disease. | Suicide. | Accident. | Other Causes. | ||
Total Occupied and Unoccupied | 49,110 | 36,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired or Unoccupied | 12,537 | 26,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Engaged in Occupations, Unmarried | 36,573 | 9,811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial, professional teaching, &c. | 2,961 | 705 | 3,666 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Domestic indoor servants | 22,539 | 2,438 | 24,977 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 21 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 9 |
Charwomen | 264 | 1,355 | 1,619 | 44 | — | — | 13 | - | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Laundry, washing service, &c. | 921 | 1,437 | 2,352 | 17 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Paper, prints, hooks, and stationery | 506 | 146 | 652 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Upholsterers, &c. | 113 | 71 | 184 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Textile fabrics | 971 | 75 | 1,046 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hair and feather workers | 17 | 9 | 26 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Tailoresses | 1,366 | 1,024 | 2,390 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 10 |
Milliners, dressmakers, &c. | 3,927 | 1,372 | 5,299 | 40 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Eating and lodging house keepers and dealers in food | 598 | 564 | 620 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Inn and hotel service | 1,391 | 202 | 1,593 | 9 | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
General dealers, &c. | 294 | 243 | 537 | 10 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Others | 705 | 415 | 1,120 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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