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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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| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25- | 65— | 75— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 56 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| F. | 50 | 9 | _ | - | - | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 20. Other respiratory diseases | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| F. | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 21. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M. | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 2 | _ |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | |
| 22. Diarrhoea, etc | M. | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Appendicitis and typhlitis | M. | 5 | _ | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | - | _ |
| F. | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | |
| 25. Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 26 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| F. | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | |
| 26. Puerperal sepsis | M. | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | - | - | _ | - | |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 28. Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M. | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 29. Suicide | M. | 27 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| F. | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 30. Other deaths from violence | M. | 32 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| F. | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
| 31. Other defined diseases | M | 128 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 26 | 26 | |
| F. | 96 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 23 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Still-births.—56 still-born children were notified during the year,
33 of this number being born to non-residents of Westminster. The
corresponding figure for 1929 was 34. Under the Births and Deaths
Registration Act, 1926, which into came force on 1st July, 1927, all stillbirths
must be registered.
Still-births
Registered.
Inward
Transfers.
Outward
Transfers.
Total Legitimate and
Illegitimate
Males 37 19 21
Females 28 5 14
Illegitimate
Males 6 3 2
^Females 3 — 1
(7070)
b 2