London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1972

Report of the Medical Officer of Health

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS

19721971 (where applicable)
Area (acres)5,334
Population (Registrar General's Estimate, mid-year 1972)233,360237,250
Population, Census, 1971234,130
Domestic rateable hereditaments89,03787,649
Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1972)£114,571,603£112,416,973

BIRTHS

WestminsterGreater LondonEngland & Wales
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Total live births2,2862,621
Total live births — males1,1591,336
Total live births — females1,1271,285
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population (Area Comparability Factor — Births: 0.71)9.811.0514.115.214.816.0
Birth rate (adjusted)7.08.1713.014.114.816.0
Total stillbirths (legitimate — males 11; females 8 illegitimate — males 3; females 2)2429
Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births10.010.9411.211.712.012.0
Total live and still births2,3102,650
Total illegitimate live births396451
Total illegitimate live births — males207219
Total illegitimate live births — females189232
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births17.017.2111.711.59.08.0
Premature births notified — live146164
Premature births notified — still1519
Total premature births notified161183
DEATHS
Total number of deaths registered2,5942,822
Total number of deaths registered — males1,2691,461
Total number of deaths registered — females1,3251,361
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population (Area Comparability Factor — Deaths: 1.02)11.111.8911.811.512.111.6
Death rate (adjusted)11.312.3611.711.612.111.6
MATERNAL MORTALITY
Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion41
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births *(Based on less than 100 occurrences and excluding deaths due to abortion)1.730.38*0.200.12*0.12*0.17