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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Tuberculosis of peritoneum | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant growths | 172 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 81 | 71 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Premature birth | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Developmental diseases | 44 | 40 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Old age | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loc. Ataxia and general paralysis | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 92 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 299 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 107 | 173 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 89 | 16 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 13 |
| Bronchitis | 191 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 130 | — | 9 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 40 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 84 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 11 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 58 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Bright's diseases, &c. | 86 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Generative system diseases. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 82 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Other defined diseases | 52 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 1,916 | 171 | 31 | 34 | 48 | 71 | 314 | 575 | 702 | 22 | 104 | 55 | 114 | 562 | 114 | 534 | 84 | 47 | 34 | 62 | 37 | 112 | 65 |