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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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Table XI.—
| Total Occupied and Unoccupied. Retired or Unoccupied. Engaged in Occupations. | Total Deaths, 1905. | Infectious Diseases. | Septic. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Other Digestive Diseases. | Rheumatic Fever. | Valvular Disease. | Other Circulatory. | Insanity. | Other Nervous. | Cancer. | Diabetes. | Bright's Disease. | Suicide. | Accident. | Other Causes | Old Age. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General or Local Government | 15 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Defence of country | 51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Professional | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Commercial | 59 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Domestic service | 76 | — | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Conveyance of men, goods or messages | 154 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Gardeners, florists (not domestic) | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –1– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Jewellers, opticians, &c. | 4 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Metal workers, smiths, &c. | 25 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Building and works of Construction | 94 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Wood, furniture, decorations, &c. | 16 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Chemicals, oil and grease | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | 1 |
| Papers, hooks, stationery | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Textile fabrics | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | – | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Tailors | 40 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | _ | 4 | _ | _ | 1 | 4 |
| Boot and shoe makers | 33 | — | — | 5 | – | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Other workers in dress, &c. | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Skin, leather, fur, &c. | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Food, tobacco, drink, and lodging | 105 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| General dealers, hawkers, &c., and labourers (not distinguished) | 129 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Gas, water, electricity, and sanitary services | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Independent, pensioners, students, &c. | 74 | – | – | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 |