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City of Westminster 1922
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MALES. Table I.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1922.
| Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the Cut 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. | Grosyenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall 41 all. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Coyent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Influenza | 43 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | I8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | I | |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea, enteritis | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other septic diseases | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | i | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis, &c. | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes— | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | i | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Rheumatic fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of meninges | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of lungs | 82 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 7' | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis of peritoneum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | -- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | _ | ?, | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | _ | |
| Malignant growths | 96 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 45 | 46 | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Congenital debility, malformation, and premature birth | 39 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Old age | 25 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 3 | — | - I | — | 2 i | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |