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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M. | 799 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 88 | 284 | 188 | 134 |
| F. | 716 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 79 | 191 | 175 | 189 | |
| 1. Enteric fever | M. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2. Smallpox | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Measles | M. | 4 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Scarlet fever | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping-cough | M. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M. | 10 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Influenza | M. | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Meningococcal meningitis | M. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 63 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 32 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | - | |
| 11. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| F. | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 59 | 32 | 11 |
| F. | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 65 | 33 | 19 | |
| 13. Rheumatic fever | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 12 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| F. | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| F. | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 10 | 16 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M. | 151 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 54 | 54 | 34 |
| F. | 141 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 63 | |
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | M. | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| F. | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 21 | 12 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M. | 36 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| F. | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | Af | 47 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| F. | 46 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
| 20. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| F. | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |