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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Other Septic | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Syphilis Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
| Dentition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 17 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Accidents | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Other causes | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 66 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 105 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 293 |
Population, estimated to middle of 1908, 172,900.
Births in the year—Legitimate, 2,739 ; illegitimate, 174—Total 2,913.
Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 266 ; illegitimate infants, 27—Total 293.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 2,177