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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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Table XI.
| Total Deaths. | Infectious Diseases. | Septic. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Alcoholism. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Other Digestive Diseases. | Rheumatic Fever. | Valvular Diseases. | Other Circulatory Diseases. | Insanity. | Other Nervous Diseases. | Cancer. | Diabetes. | Bright's Disease. | Suicide. | Accident. | Other Causes. | Old Age. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commercial | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Professional | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| Domestic indoor service | 71 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Charwomen | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Laundresses | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | - | - | 2 |
| Upholsterers | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tailoresses | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Dressmakers, milliners, &c. | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | - | - | 2 |
| Lodging- and boarding-house keeper | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Inn and hotel service | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - |
| Shopkeepers and shop assistants | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Hawkers | 5 | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Others | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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