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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(c) Causes of, and ages at, death during the five weeks ending 4th April, 1903 :—
| Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards at all Ages. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Diphtheria, Memb. Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhoea Dysentery | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipeals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Malarial Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 34 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 25 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| T uberculosis of Peritoneum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other forms of Tuber culosis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism.. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Malignant Growths | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 12 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 14 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 9 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other RespiratoryDiseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver.. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Bright's Disease. &c. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Generative System Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | io | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Deaths by Suicide, &c | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| All other Causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| All Causes | 254 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 107 | 69 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 23 | 50 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 10 |