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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Table X.—
| Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wabds (at all Ages). | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria*. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 20 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | — | 2 | - |
| Scarlet fever | 14 | - | 9 | 5 | - | — | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Epidemic influenza | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | - | - | — | 3 | 1 |
| Whooping cough | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 16 | — | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - |
| Enteric fever | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 23 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Epidemic enteritis | 47 | 36 | 8 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 16 | 2 | 21 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Enteritis | 20 | 14 | - | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | - | 2 | — | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Puerperal fever | 5 | — | - | — | 1 | 4 | - | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Syphilis, &c. | 13 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | 23 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Malarial diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Rheumatic fever | 8 | — | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | ] | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | — |