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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table VIII.—
| Causes or Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and undor 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 22 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenzaœ | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 9 | 12 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping cough | 19 | 10 | 9 | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 10 | — | 6 | 4 | - | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Enteric fever | 7 | - | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | — | — | - | 1 | - | - |
| Epidemic diarrhoea | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteritis, other forms | 32 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | i | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal fever | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis, &c. | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 17 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | - | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Gout | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rheumatic fever | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |