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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Tuberculosis of lungs | 208 | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 164 | 21 | — | 11 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 10 | 65 | 11 | 7 | — | 9 | 3 | 15 | 10 |
| Tuberculosis of peritoneum | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 1 | 10 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 15 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Malignant growths | 201 | — | — | — | 3 | 117 | 81 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 12 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Premature birth | 65 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Developmental diseases | 82 | 72 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Old age | 87 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 86 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 77 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 228 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 128 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 72 | 8 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Bronchitis | 211 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | 60 | 129 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 8 | — | 9 | 3 | 17 | 11 |
| Lobar (croupous) pneumonia | 44 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 21 | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| Lobular (broncho-) pneumonia | 66 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Other respiratory diseases | 106 | 11 | 9 | — | 3 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 10 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Other digestive diseases Bright's disease, &c. | 72 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 118 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| Generative system diseases.. | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths by accident or negligence . | 79 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 16 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 26 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| All other causes | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| All causes | 2,177 | 293 | 125 | 43 | 75 | 885 | 756 | 32 | 117 | 57 | 94 | 635 | 120 | 511 | 113 | 93 | 24 | 93 | 44 | 118 | 126 |