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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Causes op Death. | corrected deaths in the City at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | I 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 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | _ | 5 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | — |
| Ot her circulatory diseases | 106 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 59 | 125 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 13 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 93 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | b | 8 | 1 |
| Bronclio-pneumonia | 39 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia, other forms | so | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cystitis, &c. | 17 | — | — | — | — | —. | — | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 36 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 19 | _ | — | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other defined diseases | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | .3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diseases, ill defined or | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 925 | 67 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 102 | 303 | 398 | 11 | 80 | 23 | 58 | 275 | 37 | 221 | 37 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 60 | 23 |