Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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FEMALES.
Table IV.--Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1930.
| Causes or Death. | • coerected deaths in the clty at subjoined Aqes. | 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 26. | 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. | |
| Smullpox | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | __ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | _ | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | — | __ | _ | _ | -_ | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 3 | — | — | — | — | - | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | _ | - | _ | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diarshcea, enteritis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ervsipelas | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | _ | __ | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Other septic diseases | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Syphilis, &c | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | _ | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 4 | 2 | _ | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rheumatic fever | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 2 | - | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of lungs | 35 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | __ | _ | 2 | 12 | 2 | 14 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | _ | 1 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malignant growths | 109 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 9 | 44 | 55 | - | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital debility, malformation, and premature birth | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old age | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 2 | 1 | _ | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||