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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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cause- of death (At all ages)
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Meningitis & Convulsions | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro Spinal v-!eningitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea & Enteritis | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Septic diseases | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 51 | 19 | 70 |
| N on-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Malignant growths | 104 | 84 | 188 |
| Congenital debili ty) | – | ||
| Malformation etc.) | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Old age | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Locomotor ataxia & general paralysis | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Diseases of nervous system | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Circulatory diseases | 225 | 200 | 425 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 59 | 75 | |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Respiratory diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Alcoholism | — | 2 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | — | 2 | |
| Digestive diseases | 24 | 8 | 52 |
| Bright's disease | 21 | 15 | 54 |
| Cystitis | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Accidents & Negligence | 19 | 12 | 51 |
| Suicide & Murder | 6 | 12 | |
| Other defined diseases | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| Measles | — | l | 1 |
| Parturition | - | s | 5 |
| Other violent causes | 2 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis | 2 | – | 2 |
| 599 | 488 | 1087 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| Notifications | Removal to Hospital | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poliomyelitisa | 1 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 51 | 50 | — |
| Erysipelas | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 141 | 127 | — |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 4 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10 | 10 | - |
| Cerebro Spina1 Meningitis | 6 | _ | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | — | |
| Measles | 528 | 98 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 5 | 19 |
| Dysentery | 19 | l^i | - |
| Whooping cough | 55 | 16 | - |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | - |
| Scabies | 185 | - | - |
| Non-notifiable diseases - removed to hospital:- | |||
| German Measles | 16 cases | ||
| Chicken pox | 50 " | ||
| Mumps | 56 " | ||