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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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T able XVII.—Grouped Occupations of Mates aged, 10 Years and Upwards, with Causes of Death, in 1901.
| Total Occupied and Unoccupied Retired or Unoccupied Engaged in occupations | Population. | Total Deaths, 1904. | 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. | |||
| 72,811 9,613 03,198 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General or Local Government | 3,010 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | _ | _- | 1 | 2 |
| Defence of country | 4,571 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Professional | 3,750 | 47 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Commercial | 4,605 | 41 | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Domestic service | 12,276 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Conveyance of men, goods, or messages | 8,275 | 149 | 5 | - | 27 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 13 | - | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Gardeners, florists, &c. | 178 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dealers in coal, &c | 107 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jewellers, watchmakers, &c. | 1,283 | 14 | - | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Engineering and machine making | 1,948 | 32 | - | — | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Building and works of Construction | 3,792 | 79 | 1 | — | 16 | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 9 |
| Wood, furniture, fittings, and decorations | 1,155 | 22 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Chemicals, oil and grease, &c. | 471 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | -__ | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Papers, books, prints, and stationery | 1,731 | 26 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Textile fabrics | 990 | 5 | - | -_ | -_ | - | - | -_ | -_ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | - | -_ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - |
| Tailors | 2,568 | 43 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | __ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | _ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Boot and shoe makers | 670 | 21 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | - | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | _ | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| Other workers in dress, &c. | 830 | 5 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - |
| Skin, leather, hair, and feathers | 406 | 7 | — | — | — | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Food, tobacco, drink, and lodging | 7,556 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| General dealers, hawkers, &c. | 3,247 | 143 | 3 | - | 34 | — | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 4 | 7 | 9 | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Gas, water, electricity, and sanitary services | 400 | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Independent, &c | 9,613 | 105 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | l | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 |