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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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MALES. Table VIII.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1936.
| Measles | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Scarlet fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Influenza | 7 | 1 | — | — | – | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | – | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | – | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diarrhoea, enteritis | 9 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other septic diseases | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | – | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis,&c. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||
| Diabetes | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | – | – | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | – | – | — | — | 1 | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of lungs | 51 | — | — | – | — | 6 | 10 | 26 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | – | — | – | 2 | — | 2 | — | – | – | — | 1 | — | — | – |
| Malignant growths | 113 | — | — | – | — | — | 4 | 57 | 52 | — | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Congenital debility, malformation, and premature birth | 17 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | – | –– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Old age | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |