London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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quite unsuitable for letting out in tenements, and that the sickness rates
in those streets was going up while the houses deteriorated. A certain
proportion of the displaced persons went into the workhouse, and thus
for some time after the death rate is seriously influenced thereby.
| Year. | Pulmonary. | Abdominal. | Meningeal. | Other Forms. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Rate. | |||||
| 1894 | 35 | 250 | — | — | — | — |
| 1895 | 24 | 181 | — | — | — | — |
| 1896 | 26 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
| 1897 | 33 | 260 | — | 8 | 8 | 276 |
| 1898 | 22 | 177 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 217 |
| 1899 | 22 | 182 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 214 |
| 1900 | 28 | 229 | — | 8 | 8 | 245 |
| 1901 | 21 | 207 | 7 | 7 | — | 221 |
| 1902 | 23 | 178 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 199 |
| 1903 | 23 | 181 | 7 | 7 | — | 195 |
| Average 10 years | 26 | 204 | 6.4* | 9.8* | 5.5* | 224* |
* Average 7 years.
| Year. | Pulmonary. | Other Forms. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Rate. | Deaths. | Rate. | Deaths. | Hate. | |
| 1894 | 43 | 338 | 15 | 118 | 58 | 456 |
| 1895 | 50 | 396 | 19 | 151 | 69 | 547 |
| 1896 | 48 | 384 | 12 | 95 | 60 | 479 |
| 1897 | 49 | 398 | 10 | 80 | 59 | 479 |
| 1898 | 51 | 416 | 17 | 139 | 68 | 557 |
| 1899 | 39 | 327 | 11 | 103 | 50 | 420 |
| 1900 | 46 | 400 | 6 | 50 | 52 | 450 |
| 1901 | 31 | 423 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 464 |
| 1902 | 29 | 425 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 498 |
| 1903 | 32 | 473 | 3 | 42 | 35 | 515 |
| Average 10 years | 41.8 | 398 | 10 | 87 | 52 | 486 |