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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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CAUSES OF DEATH (At all ages)
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Meningitis & Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea & Enteritis | 7 | ||
| Septic diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Syphilis | 3 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 35 | 14 | 49 |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 6 | 6 | |
| Malignant growths | 91 | 174 | |
| Congenital debility Malformation etc. | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Old age | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Locomotor ataxia & general paralysis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diseases of nervous system. | 1 | 6 | |
| Circulatory diseases | 206 | 391 | |
| Bronchitis | 32 | 22 | 54 |
| Broncho-pneuoionia | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 17 | |
| Respiratory diseases | |||
| Alcoholism | 4 | 5 | |
| Appendicitis | — | 5 | 5 |
| Digestive diseases | 19 | 37 | |
| Bright's disease | 17 | 6 | |
| Cystitis | 12 | ||
| Accidents & Negligence | 28 | 22 | 50 |
| Suicide & Murder | 9 | 14 | |
| Other defined diseases | 3 | 3 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other violent causes | 48 | ||
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis | l | 3 | |
| Abortion | — | 1 | |
| 592 | 509 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| Notifications | Removal to Hospital | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polio-myelitis | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 11 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 54 | 46 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | — |
| Paratyphoid | 2 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 5 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 6 | 6 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | — |
| Measles | 42 | 13 | — |
| Pneumonia | 9 | — | 17 |
| Dysentery | 9 | 9 | — |
| Whooping cough | 41 | 13 | — |
| Malaria | 3 | 3 | — |
| Scabies | 426 | — | — |
Corrected diagnosis: Scarlet Fever 1; Diarrhoea 3; Measles 1.