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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table VI.—
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1—2 months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—4 Months. | j 1—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other causes— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipilas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | -_ | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | i | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 4 | |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 16 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Other causes | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | |
| 54 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 243 | ||
Population, estimated to middle of 1911, 159,709.
Births in the year—Legitimate, 2,195 ; illegitimate, 166—Total 2,361.
Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 210; illegitimate infants, 33—Total 243.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 2,005.
The causes of death of the illegitimate children were: prematurity, 8; debility at birth, 2; congenital defects, 1
injury or want of attention at birth, 2; diarrhoea, 6; enteritis, 2; pneumonia, 1; whooping cough, 1; syphilis, 1;
otitis media, 1; measles, 1; marasmus, 3; bronchitis, 2 ; tuberculosis, 2.