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 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Causes of Death (at all ages)

Causes of Death (at all ages)

MalesFemalesTotal
Influenza7714
Meningitis & Convulsions2-2
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis246
Diarrhoea & Enteritis—55
Septic diseases5510
Syphilis7310
Diabetes3912
Tuberculosis of Lungs451762
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis3710
Malignant growths8887175
Congenital debility
Malformation etc11819
Old age Locomotor ataxia & general81018
paralysis415
Diseases of nervous system6915
Valvular diseases of heart314
Circulatory diseases196209405
Bronchitis6558123
Broncho-pneumonia463177
Pneumonia14822
Respiratory diseases8917
Alcoholism426
Cirrhosis of liver224
Appendicitis527
Digestive diseases332356
Bright's disease241842
Cystitis26430
Accidents & negligence423274
Suicide & Murder22729
Other defined diseases437
Ill defined diseases639
Parturition—22
Other violent causes116109225
8076951502

Table: INFECTIOUS DISEASE

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

NotificationsRemoval to HospitalDeaths
Diphtheria3735-
Erysipelas1612-
Scarlet Fever4241-
Enteric Fever73-
Puerperal Fever---
Puerperal Pyrexia---
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis42416
Ophthalmia Neonatorum32-
Measles9065-
Pneumonia14722
Dysentery64-
Whooping Cough76-

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Non-notifiable diseases - removed to hospital:-
German Measles 127 cases
Chickenpox 10 "
Mumps 6 "
VACCINATION
Persons vaccinated by Public Vaccinators: Primary 243
Secondary 5