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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Causes of Death (at all ages)
Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Influenza | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Meningitis & Convulsions | 2 | - | 2 |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Diarrhoea & Enteritis | — | 5 | 5 |
Septic diseases | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Syphilis | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Diabetes | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 45 | 17 | 62 |
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Malignant growths | 88 | 87 | 175 |
Congenital debility | |||
Malformation etc | 11 | 8 | 19 |
Old age Locomotor ataxia & general | 8 | 10 | 18 |
paralysis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Diseases of nervous system | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Valvular diseases of heart | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Circulatory diseases | 196 | 209 | 405 |
Bronchitis | 65 | 58 | 123 |
Broncho-pneumonia | 46 | 31 | 77 |
Pneumonia | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Respiratory diseases | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Appendicitis | 5 | 2 | |
Digestive diseases | 33 | 23 | 56 |
Bright's disease | 24 | 18 | 42 |
Cystitis | 26 | 4 | 30 |
Accidents & negligence | 42 | 32 | 74 |
Suicide & Murder | 22 | 7 | 29 |
Other defined diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Ill defined diseases | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Parturition | — | 2 | 2 |
Other violent causes | 116 | 109 | 225 |
807 | 695 | 1502 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Notifications | Removal to Hospital | Deaths | |
---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 37 | 35 | - |
Erysipelas | 16 | 12 | - |
Scarlet Fever | - | ||
Enteric Fever | 7 | 3 | - |
Puerperal Fever | - | - | |
Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 6 | ||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | - | |
Measles | 90 | 65 | - |
Pneumonia | 7 | ||
Dysentery | 6 | 4 | - |
Whooping Cough | 7 | 6 | - |
Non-notifiable diseases - removed to hospital:-
German Measles 127 cases
Chickenpox 10 "
Mumps 6 "
VACCINATION
Persons vaccinated by Public Vaccinators: Primary 243
Secondary 5