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
Westminster 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Localities. ST. JOHN. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality | FROM SUBJOINED CAU8ES, 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. | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grosvenor Hospital | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Station Hospital | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| Rest of Parish | 499 | 178 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 137 | 79 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 9 | 20 | ... | ... | 2 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 123 | 255 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 39 | 68 | 35 | 10 | 89 | 244 | ||||||||
| Net Total | 739 | 197 | 97 | 29 | 34 | 261 | 121 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 | ....... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 9 | 23 | ... | ... | 2 | 78 | 5 | 7 | 140 | 294 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 75 | 121 | 50 | 18 | 168 | 445 | ||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of Mortality.
| Parishioners dying outside parish. | 230 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 121 | 42 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 17 | 39 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 74 | 191 | ||||||||
| Strangers dying in parish. | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
No death occurred from Small Pox in this District during the year.