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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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exact rates. The number of married women between the ages of 15 and 45 in Westminster is estimated to be 17,865, and the unmarried and widows at the same age-period 38,119.
| Westminster. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.2 | |||||||
| 0.61 |
| The percentages in the several registration areas were as follows:— |
The Notification of Births Act was adopted in 1908, and came into
operation on January 18th, 1909.
The number of names of infants notified and registered is in excess
of the actual number of infants born, as it is not at all infrequent to
find, especially among foreigners, that different surnames are given, the
proper surname being given on registration, but the first name or some
name more easily pronounced than the proper surname is given to the
doctor or midwife. Foreign names in Westminster undergo a gradual
change in this way. This leads to much extra work on the part of the
Health Visitors.
During the year notification was received of 1,674 births which
took place in Westminster; of these, 53 were stillborn children. By
comparing all the births which were registered as having occurred after
the 1st January with those notified, it is found that the proportion of
births notified was 68.0 per cent. for the City. The percentages in the
several registration areas were as follows:—