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City of Westminster 1921
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FEMALES.—Table I. (continued).
| Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the.City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. | ||
| Loc. ataxia and general paralysis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other circulatory diseases | 133 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 66 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis | 87 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 21 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Other digestive diseases | 22 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Cystitis, &c. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 8 | l | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other defined diseases | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All causes | 726 | 63 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 95 | 204 | 295 | 12 | 50 | 29 | 65 | 233 | 37 | 162 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 7 | |