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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 XXIY.—
| Population. | Total Deaths, 1902. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmarried. | Married or Widows. | Total at Census. | Infectious Diseases. | Septic. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Other Digestive. | Rheumatic Fever. | Valvular Diseases. | Other Circulatory. | Insanity. | Other Nervous. | Cancer. | Diabetes. | Brights Disease. | Suicide. | Accident. | Other Causes. | ||
| Total Occupied and Unoccupied | 49,110 | 36,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired or Unoccupied | 12,537 | 26,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engaged in Occupations, Unmarried | 36,573 | 9,811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National, Local Government, commercial | 997 | 114 | 1,111 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Professional teaching, &c. | 1,964 | 591 | 2,555 | 11 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Domestic indoor servants | 22,539 | 2,438 | 24,977 | 115 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Charwomen | 264 | 1,355 | 1,619 | 48 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Laundry, washing service, &c. | 921 | 1,437 | 2,352 | 27 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Paper, prints, hooks, and stationery | 506 | 146 | 652 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Upholsterers, &c | 113 | 71 | 184 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Textile fabrics | 971 | 75 | 1,046 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hair and feather workers | 17 | 9 | 26 | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | -*- | - | - | - | - |
| Tailoresses | 1.366 | 1.024 | 2,390 | 41 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Milliners, dressmakers, <frc.... | 3,927 | 1.372 | 5,299 | 39 | - | — | 9 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | — . | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | 4 |
| Eating and lodging house keepers and dealers in food | 598 | 564 | 620 | 9 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Inn and hotel service | 1,391 | 202 | 1,593 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
| General dealers, &c | 294 | 243 | 537 | 20 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Others | 705 | 415 | 1,120 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |