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). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | - | — |