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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Population, estimated to middle of 1909,172,150.
Births in the year—Legitimate, 2,548; illegitimate, 203—Total 2,751.
Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 232; illegitimate infants, 26—Total 258.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 2,196.
The causes of death of the illegitimate children were: prematurity, 7; debility at birth and congenital defects, 5;
injury or want of attention at birth, 4; wasting, 4; enteritis, 2; broncho-pneumonia, 2; tuberculosis, 1; whooping cough, 1.
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| Other tuberculous diseases Other causes- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Septic | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Syphilis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — * | — | 10 |
| Rickets | |||||||||||||||||
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Dentition | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | |||
| Broncho-pneumonia | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | |||||||||||||||||
| Accidents | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | |||||||
| 57 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 99 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 258 |