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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Table XXIII. -
| Population. | Total Deaths, 1903. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases. | Septic. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Other Digestive. | Rheumatic Fever. | Valvular Disease. | Other Circulatory. | Insanity. | Other Nervous. | Cancer. | Diabetes. | Bright's Disease. | Suicide. | Accident. | Other Causes. | Old Age. | |||
| Total Occupied and Unoccupied | 72,811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired or Unoccupied | 9,613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engaged in Occupations | 63,198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General or Local Government | 3,010 | 19 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | — | - | - | 1 |
| Defence of country | 4,571 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Professional | 3,750 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Commercial | 4,605 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Domestic service | 12,276 | 58 | 3 | — | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Conveyance of men, goods, or messages | 8,275 | 192 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Gardeners, florists, &c. | 178 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dealers in coal, stone, &c. | 107 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Jewellers, watchmakers, &c. | 1,283 | 11 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Engineering and machine making | 1,948 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Building and works of Construction | 3,792 | 45 | — | 3 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Wood, furniture, fittings, and decorations | 1,155 | 33 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Papers, hooks, prints, and stationery | 1,731 | 29 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — . | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Textile fabrics | 1,396 | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Tailors | 2,568 | 43 | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Boot and shoe makers | 670 | 27 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other workers in dress, &c. | 830 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Food, tobacco, driuk, and lodging | 7,556 | 98 | 3 | — | 20 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| General dealers, hawkers, &c. | 3,247 | 101 | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Independent, &c. | — | 42 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 |