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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 1924
[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 Wabds (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. | Cbaring Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. | |
| Loc. ataxia and general | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| paralysis .. | 12 | — | — | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 23 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4. | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 19 | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 176 | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 97 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 98 | — | ] | - | — | — | 2 | 36 | 59 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 |
| Broncho.pneumonia | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 16 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 41 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | i | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 3 | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 14 | — | — | — | — | _ | 2 | 9 | 3 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 14 | 8 | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | — | 4 | 1 | _ | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cystitis, &c. | 18 | - | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaths by accident or | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| negligence | 28 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 10 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths by suicide and | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| murder | 20 | 2 | — | — | _ | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | _ | 5 | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Other defined diseases | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 4 | 7 | 4 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | _ | — | 2 | 4 |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| All causes | 913 | 57 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 106 | 337 | 342 | 11 | 50 | 30 | 43 | 245 | 50 | 245 | 41 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 23 |