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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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FEMALES—Table IV (continued).
| Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in tub 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 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 4 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other circulatory diseases | 166 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 118 | - | 17 | 4 | 22 | 55 | 10 | 29 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 87 | — | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 19 | 64 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 11 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Pneumonia, other forme | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 18 | 13 | - | — | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 4 | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 20 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 45 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 23 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Cystitis, &c. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 30 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 16 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other defined diseases | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| All causes | 774 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 91 | 209 | 388 | — | 67 | 30 | 74 | 286 | 42 | 138 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 13 | |