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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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As the Infantile Mortality rate for 1945 un.iisu.ally high, a careful
analaysis was made of the individual deaths. .It vr.s fouunl that certain
factors arising from the central position of Westminister in London had the
effect of raising the rate, 'as compared with that in many other districts.
Although these factors continue to apply, the rate Cor 1946 is considerably
lower than that for the previous year,
CAUSES OF DEATH (At all ages)
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis & Convulsions | 2 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | ||
| Septic Diseases | 5 | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 45 | 18 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Malignant growths | 30 | 88 | |
| Congenital debility ) Malformation,Prematurity,etc) | 17 | 12 | |
| Old age | 26 | ||
| Locomotor ataxia & general paralysis | 2 | ||
| Diseases of nervous system | |||
| Circulatory disease's | |||
| Bronchitis | 45 | ||
| Broncho-pneumonia | 59 | ||
| Pneumonia | 12 | ||
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | ||
| Alcoholism | - | 1 | |
| Appendicitis | - | - | - |
| Digestive diseases | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Bright!s disease, Nephritis, etc. | 25 | 12 | |
| Cystitis | 2 | ||
| Accidents and negligence | 30 | 20 | |
| Suicide and murder | 3 | 13 | |
| Other violent causes | - | - | - |
| Other defined diseases | 1 | 2 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Cirrhosis | 2 | 5 | |
| Abortion | - | ||
| looping cough | - | - | |
| 563 | 452 |
Among the causes of death, those of the heart and blood vessels hold
highest place; a long way behind comes malignant disease