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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Malingnant growths | 0.99 | 0.34 | 0.66 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.67 | 1.28 | 0.97 | 0.81 | - | 1.04 | 0.45 | 1.58 | 2.08 |
Premature birth | 0.40 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.61 | 0.22 | 0.57 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.22 | 0.59 |
Developmental diseases | 0.56 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 0.45 | 1.05 | 0.71 | 0.27 | — | 0.10 | 0.68 | 0.90 | — |
Old age | 0.78 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 0.83 | 0.44 | 1.22 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 1.33 |
Meningitis and convulsions | 0.23 | — | — | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.27 | — | 0.31 | — | 0.34 | 0.14 | |
Other diseases of nervous system | 0.61 | 0.53 | _ | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.22 | 0.83 | 0.44 | 1.09 | — | 0.52 | 0.23 | 1.36 | 1.47 | |
Valvular diseases of the heart | 0.51 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.31 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 1.01 | 0.29 |
Other circulatory diseases | 1.22 | 0.69 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.49 | 1.60 | 1.06 | 0.81 | 2.20 | 1.04 | 0.91 | 1.24 | 2.07 |
Bronchitis | 1.17 | 0.34 | 0.99 | 0.66 | 0.52 | 1.22 | 1.04 | 1.95 | 0.98 | 1.49 | 0.65 | 0.51 | 0.23 | 1.12 | 2.66 |
Lobar (croupous) pneumonia | 0.15 | — | 0.13 | 0.13 | — | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.27 | — | 0.31 | — | 0.34 | 0.29 |
Lobular (Broncho.) preumonia | 0.35 | — | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.40 | — | 1.04 | 0.23 | 0.34 | — |
Other respiratory diseases | 0.54 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 0.26 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.54 | — | 0.51 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.74 |
Cirrhosis of liver | 0.26 | 0.52 | 0.19 | — | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.63 | 0.10 | 0.68 | 0.34 | 0.74 |
Other digestive diseases | 0.41 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.51 | 0.82 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.95 | 0.31 | 0.42 | — | 0.34 | 0.59 |
Bright's disease, &c. | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.61 | 0.29 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 1.09 | 0.94 | 1.15 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 0.44 |
Generative system diseases | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.03 | — | — | — | 0.21 | — | 0.22 | — |
Accidents and diseases of parturition | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.68 | — | — |
Deaths by accident.or negligence | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.52 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.13 | — | 0.95 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 |
Deaths by suicide, &c. | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.52 | — | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.08 | — | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.23 | — | — |
All other causes | 0.18 | — | 0.13 | — | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 0.40 | — | 0.10 | 0.23 | — | — |
All causes | 13.5 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 18.8 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 15.2 | 20.0 |