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City of Westminster 1901
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Local Government Board Table B.—Causes of and Ages at, Death during the 52 weeks ending 28th December, 1901.
| Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death. | 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. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Coyent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. |
| Smallpox | 17 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Measles | 59 | 8 | 48 | 3 | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic influenza | 29 | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 11 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 48 | 17 | 29 | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 3 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 21 | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | - | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 20 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - | — | — | 2 | 7 | ] | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Asiatic cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | - |
| Diarrhoea dysentery | 79 | 59 | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 30 | — | - | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Epidemic enteritis | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Enteritis | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other continued fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | - | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other septic diseases | 10 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Intermittent fever and malarial cachexia | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of meninges | 31 | 10 | ]3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of lungs | 341 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 271 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 19 | 108 | — | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 29 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 41 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 35 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |