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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Tuberculosis of meninges | 2141 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis of lungs | 186 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 149 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 20 | ||
| Tuberculosis of peritoneum | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 19 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Alcoholism | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Malignant growths | 176 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 78 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Premature birth | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Developmental diseases | 55 | 52 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Old age | 99 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 98 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 88 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 47 | 38 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 7 | 3 |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 86 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 232 | — | — | - | 1 | 97 | 134 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 77 | 16 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 174 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 61 | 98 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 9 | 47 | 11 | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| Lobar (croupous) pneumonia | 47 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Lobular (broncho-) pneumonia | 51 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 53 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 34 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 |
| Other digestive diseases | 73 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 93 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 49 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 7 |
| Generative system diseases. | 2 | — | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 56 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | 16 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 31 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| All other causes | 41 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| All causes | 1,891 | 214 | 88 | 39 | 66 | 830 | 654 | 24 | 96 | 55 | 93 | 546 | 102 | 483 | 101 | 68 | 28 | 70 | 31 | 96 | 98 |