Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Influenza | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping-cough | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cerebro spinal meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enteric fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diarrhœa, enteritis | 13 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | i | 5 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
Other septic diseases | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Syphilis, &c. | 5 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diabetes | 8 | - | — | — | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | i | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Rheumatic fever | - | - | - | -_ | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tuberculosis of lungs | 57 | - | — | 1 | - | 3 | 21 | 24 | 8 | - | — | - | 3 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 9 | - | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Malignant growths | 93 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 6 | 38 | 47 | — | 9 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Congenital debility, malformation, and premature birth | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Old nge | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Meningitis and convulsions | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |