London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1941

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

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Couses of Death (at all ages)
Males
Females
Total
Influenza
5
4
9
Meningitis & Convulsions
-
1
1
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis

5
5
Diarrhoea & Enteritis
2
3
5
Septic diseases
6
10
16
Syphilis
5
2
7
Diabetes
5
4
9
Tuberculosis of Lungs
52
12
64
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis
4
1
5
Malignant growths
87
93
180
Congenital debility)
8
Malformation etc.)
9
17
Old Age
6
11
17
Locomotor ataxia & general
paralysis
2
1
3
Diseases of nervous system.
4
5
9
Circulatory diseases
169
186
355
Bronchitis
45
20
65
Broncho-pneumonia
24
23
47
Pneumonia
13
3
16
Respiratory diseases
4
5
9
Alcoholism
7
1
8
Cirrhosis of liver
1
1
2
Appendicitis
-
2
2
Digestive diseases
30
12
42
Bright's disease
11
14
Cystitis
17
9
26
Accidents & negligence
35
15
50
Suicide & Murder
12
3
15
Other defined diseases
7
3
10
Ill defined diseases
1
3
4
Parturition

2
2
Other violent causes
174
150
324
Measles

1
1
Whooping cough
-
3
3
Diphtheria
-
3
—7
Erysipelas
1
-
1
738
619
1357
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Notifications
Removal to
Hospital
Deaths
Polio-myelitis
1
1
-
Encephalitis Lethargica
1
-
-
Diphtheria
31
31
3
Erysipelas
26
19
1
Scarlet Fever
42
42
-
Enteric Fever
2
2

Puerperal Fever
2
2

Puerperal Pyrexia
7
7

Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
24
24
5
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
5
5

Measles
58
34
1
Pneumonia
14
9
16
Dysentery
5
4

Whooping cough
66
38
3
Relapsing Fever
2
2

Malaria
1
1
— .
Non-notifiable diseases - removed to hospital:-
German Measles 2 cases
Chickenpox 10 "
Mumps 7 "
VACCINATION
Persons vaccinated by Public Vaccinators: Primary 109
Secondary 5