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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Other diseases of nervous system | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | – | — | 1 | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 202 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 141 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 19 | 46 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 68 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 42 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 48 | 4 | 4 | — | – | 2 | 1 | 17 | 20 | — | 2 | – | 1 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | — |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | – | 1 | — | — |
| Other respiratory diseases | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | – | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | – | — |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | – | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | .— | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| Bright's disease, &c. | 21 | — | — | — | – | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | – | — | 2 | – | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Cystitis, &e. | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 18 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Other defined diseases | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| All causes | 745 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 26f> | 333 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 42 | 209 | 49 | 184 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 42 | 20 |