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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Malignant growths | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 56 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 8 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — |
| Congenital debility, malformation, and premature birth | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Old age | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | _— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loc. ataxia and general paralysis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 43 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other circulatory diseaae8 | 108 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 83 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | 59 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 30 | 2 | 20 | f 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 33 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other respiratory diseases | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | _— | — |
| Other digestive disesaes | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | —_ | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Cystitis, &c. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidcnts and diseases of parturition | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | _ | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other defined diseases | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 769 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 102 | 236 | 298 | 14 | 55 | 31 | 54 | 254 | 44 | 168 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 8 |