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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(c) Causes of, and ages at, death during the four weeks ending 31st October, 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 under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 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 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria, Memb. Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea Dysentery | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Epidemic Enteritis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diabetes | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Malarial Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 17 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
Tuberculosis ofPeritoneum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Malignant Growths | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. |
Premature Birth | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Developmental Diseases | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Old Age | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Meningitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Valvular Diseases of Heart | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Circulatory Diseases' | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
Bronchitis | 10 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Other RespiratoryDiseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Digestive Diseases | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bright's Disease. &c. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Generative System Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Deaths by Suicide | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other Causes | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All Causes | 158 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 15 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 |