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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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MALES.—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. | G-rosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. G-eorge. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Kegent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. | |
| Ioc. ataxia and general paralysis | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other diseases of nervous | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 148 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 51 | 77 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 68 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | 19 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Cystitis, &c. | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 39 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other defined diseases | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 756 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 86 | 267 | 315 | 11 | 48 | 29 | 45 | 219 | 43 | 170 | 39 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 34 | 16 | |