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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Deaths.
The following unnumbered tables are supplied by the Registrar
General at the request of the Ministry of Health :—
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | AU Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 812 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 93 | 286 | 199 | 140 |
| F. | 689 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 82 | 197 | 149 | 186 | |
| 1. Enteric fever | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Smallpox | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Measles | M | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4. Scarlet fever | M. | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping-cough | M | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M. | 4 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Influenza | M. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 | - |
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Meningococcal meningitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 62 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 23 | 31 | 3 | - |
| F. | 35 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 6 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | — | _ |
| F. | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | M | 111 | 7 | 50 | 42 | 12 | |||||
| F. | 113 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 46 | 32 | 24 | |
| 13. Rheumatic fever | M. | 2 | _ | _ | ___ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| F. | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| F. | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M. | 172 | - | - | - | __ | 1 | 8 | 57 | 61 | 45 |
| F. | 162 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 68 | |
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | M | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| F. | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M. | 34 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| F. | 26 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 9 |