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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Other forms of tuberculosis | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malignant growths | 206 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 101 | 79 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 10 |
| Premature birth | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | — | 6 | — |
| Developmental diseases | 49 | 46 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | — | 4 | - |
| Old age | 140 | - | — | — | - | - | - | 4 | 136 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 12 |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 23 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Loc Ataxia and general paralysis | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 61 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 31 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 73 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 240 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 94 | 125 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 19 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 150 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 44 | 83 | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | 43 | 7 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 69 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | 3 | - | - | 13 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 3 |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 93 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Alcoholism | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Other digestive diseases | 52 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 15 | 19 | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 17 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 108 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Generative system diseases | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | - | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 63 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 20 | 1 | - | - | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Other defined diseases | 35 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | - | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - |
| All causes | 2,005 | 243 | 66 | 53 | 36 | 68 | 295 | 586 | 658 | 22 | 111 | 53 | 114 | 551 | 109 | 510 | 115 | 63 | 32 | 81 | 39 | 120 | 85 |