Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Tuberculosis of Meninges | 20 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of lungs | 225 | — | 2 | 4 | 23 | 176 | 20 | — | 7 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 11 | 86 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
Tuberculosis of peritoneum | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
Other forms of tuberculosis | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Alcoholism | 23 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | ||
Malignant growths | 192 | — | — | — | 1 | 110 | 81 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 63 | 13 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Premature birth | 64 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | |
Developmental diseases | 64 | 63 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Old age | 103 | — | — | _- | — | 1 | 102 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Meningitis and convulsions | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Other diseases of nervous system | 95 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | ||
Yalvular diseases of heart | 87 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Other circulatory diseases | 218 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 100 | 111 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 13 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
Bronchitis | 276 | 11 | 9 | _ | — | 86 | 170 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 84 | 7 | 67 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 15 |
Lobar (croupous) pneumonia | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Lobular (broncho-) pneumonia | 64 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Other respiratory diseases | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 3 | _ | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — |
Cirrhosis of liver | 38 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | |
Other digestive diseases | 54 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Bright's disease, &e. | 117 | — | 1 | 2 | 56 | 58 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Generative system diseases | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
Accidents and diseases of parturition | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
Deaths by accident or negligence | 62 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Deaths by suicide and murder | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
All other causes | 37 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
All causes | 2,195 | 258 | 111 | 42 | 73 | 957 | 755 | 24 | 120 | 72 | 121 | 578 | 130 | 569 | 126 | 84 | 30 | 103 | 36 | 1ll | 92 |