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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
Westminster 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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(A1) T able III.— DEATHS during the year 1898 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of S t . M argaret, Westminster, classified according
to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Localities. ST. MARGARET. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | Under 1 | 1—5. | 5—15. | 15-25. | 25—65. | 65 & upwards. | Ages. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric (or Typhoid.) | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster Hospital | 258 | 40 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 124 | 18 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 74 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 98 | 184 | |||||||||
| Convent | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rest of Parish | 211 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 94 | 45 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 61 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 58 | 150 | ||||||||
| Net Total | 373 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 165 | 113 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 77 |
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 1 | o | 1 | 2 | 45 | 66 | 56 | 15 | 106 | 296 | |||||||||||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parishioners dying outside parish | 160 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 71 | 67 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 15 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 24 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 47 | 145 | ||||||||
| Strangers dying in parish | 258 | 40 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 124 | 18 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 74 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 98 | 184 | ||||||||