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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XXIII.—
| Total Occupied and Unoccupied | Population. | Total Deaths, 1902. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases. | Septic. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Other Digestive. | Rheumatic Fever. | Valvular Disease. | Other Circulatory. | Insanity. | Other Nervous. | Cancer. | Diabetes. | Bn.ght.s Disease. | Suicide. | Accident. | Other Causes. | |||
| 72,811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired or Unoccupied | 9,613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engaged in Occupations | 63,198 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General or Local Government | 3,010 | 31 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Defence of country | 4,571 | 45 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Professional | 3,750 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Commercial | 4,605 | 52 | — | 1 | 13 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Domestic service | 12,276 | 69 | 2 | — | 12 | — | 10 | 5 | I | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Conveyance of men, goods, or messages | 8,275 | 170 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Gardeners, florists, &c. | 178 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dealing in coal, stone, &c. | 107 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Jewellers, watchmakers, &c. | 1,283 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engineering and machine making | 1,948 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | I | 8 |
| Building and works of Construction | 3,651 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Wood, furniture, fittings, and decorations | 1,155 | 19 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| BricU, cement, pottery, and glass | 141 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemicals, oil, grease, &c. | 471 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Skins, leather, hair, and feathers | 406 | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Paper, books, prints, and stationery | 1,731 | 26 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | - | 2 | 6 |
| Textile fabrics | 990 | 11 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tailors | 2,568 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Boot and shoe makers | 670 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Other workers in dress | 830 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Food, tobacco, drink, and and lodging- | 7,556 | 136 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 11 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Gas, water, electricity, &c., supply | 400 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | - | 1 |
| General dealers, hawkers, &c. | 3,247 | 165 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - | 8 | - | 5 | 13 |