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City of Westminster 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
(Required by Local Government Board)
FOR 1901.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER,
Area in Acres (exclusive of area covered by water) 2502.7
Population at Census 201,969
Number of Inhabited Houses 18,366
Average Number of Persons per house 8.9
Population estimated to middle of each year (corrected by addition of
paupers) 185,648
Births 3,432
Rate per 1,000 estimated population 18.5
Total deaths registered in the City—
Under 1 year of age 435
Rate per 1,000 births registered 126
At all ages 2,998
Rate per 1,000 estimated population 16.1
Total deaths in Public Institutions in the City 1,227
Deaths of non-residents in Public Institutions in the City 1,019
Deaths of Citizens in Public Institutions beyond the City 921
Nett deaths at all ages belonging to the City 2,900
Rate per 1,000 estimated population 15.6