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City of Westminster 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table IX.— Causes of, and ages at, death during the52weeks ending 2nd January,1904:—

Table IX.— Causes of, and ages at, death during the52weeks ending 2nd January,1904:—

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 aud 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.
Smallpox3———12——————12———————
Measles4714321———————17120—1—521—
Scarlet fever9—72————i——3—2———2—1—
Epidemic influenza26—1——16913235211——521—
Whooping cough.3317151————2—1931221—1—11
Diphtheria, Memb. croup16—141i———11—41512——1——
Croup2—2————————1—1—————
Enteric fever15———411——2—122121111—1
Diarrhœal diseases735211—14513221753034—1212
Gout11————74———122—1—21—2—
Erysipelas6————51———12111——————
Puerperal fever4———13——————211—————
Other septic diseases182—1573—1——11621—2—31
Diabetes19——121151222422———2—2—
Venereal diseases97———11———11—5——1_—1—
Rheumatic fever11—2324——12—3131——————
Tuberculosis of meninges235135——————342441—3—11
Tuberculosis of lungs309—552625023267776257626841861632
Tuberculosis of peritoneum94311——————4—31—————1
Other forms of tuberculosis1924148—————71322—1111
Alcoholism31———2254—122727—2223—1
Malignant growths179———31126421081736940116—1021414