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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Tuberculosis of lungs | 260 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 208 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 14 | 99 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of peritoneum | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 15 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Malignant growths | 179 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 66 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Premature birth | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Developmental diseases | 77 | 71 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Old age | 128 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 126 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Meningitis and convulsions Other diseases of nervous | 25 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| system | 117 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 81 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 20 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 222 | — | — | — | 4 | 112 | 106 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 70 | 26 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Bronchitis Lobar (croupous) pneu | 251 | 19 | 12 | 1 | — | 64 | 155 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 12 | 74 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 16 |
| monia Lobular (broncho-) pneu | 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| monia | 66 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 90 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 43 | 29 | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Other digestive diseases | 100 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 95 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 62 | 31 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Generative system diseases | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 74 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Deaths by suicide or murder | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| All other causes | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| All causes | 2,347 | 329 | 161 | 47 | 85 | 1,021 | 704 | 35 | 124 | 73 | 110 | 599 | 143 | 641 | 124 | 86 | 29 | 114 | 46 | 140 | 83 |