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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Other forms of tuberculosis | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Malignant growths | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 107 | 91 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 71 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Premature birth | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Developmental diseases | 32 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 107 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Old age | 108 | — | — . | — | — | — | — | 1 | 107 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 2 | ||||||||
Meningitis and convulsions | 14 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | l | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Loc. Ataxia and general paralysis | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Other diseases of nervous | |||||||||||||||||||||||
system | 60 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 28 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 |
Valvular diseases of heart | 73 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 34 | 22 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Other circulatory diseases | 266 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 87 | 151 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 79 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
Bronchitis | 184 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 47 | 111 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 9 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
Broncho-pneumonia | 62 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | 20 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia, other forms | 82 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Other respiratory diseases | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Alcoholism | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Cirrhosis of liver | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Other digestive diseases | 54 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Bright's disease. &c. | 85 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 31 | 37 | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | l6 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Generative system diseases. | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | l | I | 2 | 1 | — | ||
Accidents and diseases of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Deaths by accident or | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
negligence | 66 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Deaths by suicide and | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
murder | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Other defined diseases | 48 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Diseases, ill defined or | |||||||||||||||||||||||
unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All causes | 1,984 | 195 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 306 | 594 | 699 | 36 | 121 | 69 | 118 | 572 | 117 | 484 | 98 | 59 | 32 | 70 | 40 | 96 | 72 |