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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Tuberculosis of lungs | 237 | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 192 | 25 | — | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 9 | 96 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis of periloncum | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 25 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | . l | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 14 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Malignant growths | 168 | — | — | — | 1 | 113 | 54 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Premature birth | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Developmental diseases | 71 | 62 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Old age | 108 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 30 | 13 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 101 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 41 | - | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 5 | - | 8 | - | 5 | 7 |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 87 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 196 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 106 | 87 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 12 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 207 | 28 | 9 | — | — | 63 | 107 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Lobar (croupous) pneumonia | 24 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Lobular (broncho-) pneumonia | 65 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 99 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 51 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Other digestive diseases | 75 | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 120 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 65 | 51 | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Generative system diseases | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 86 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 29 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| All other causes | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 |
| All causes | 2,227 | 323 | 164 | 51 | 70 | 955 | 664 | 26 | 118 | 62 | 113 | 611 | 140 | 587 | 145 | 75 | 26 | 88 | 30 | 131 | 75 |