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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 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 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 166 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 62 | 87 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 90 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 26 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Bronclio-pneumonia | 26 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | — • | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 69 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 19 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alcoholism . | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 30 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Bright*8 disease, &c. | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cystitis, &c. | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths by accident or negligence.. | 34 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | _— | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 20 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Other defined diseases ., | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| All causes .. | 940 | 67 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 111 | 332 | 351 | 6 | 56 | 37 | 64 | 249 | 52 | 240 | 36 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 40 | 49 | 23 |