Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Names of Localities | 1. The City of Westminster. | 2. St. George's, comprising Wards Conduit, Gros-venor, Victoria, and Knightsbridge St. George. | 3. Westminster, comprising Wards St. Margaret, St. John, and the Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | 4. St. James, comprising Wards Regent, Marlborough, and Pall Mall. | 5. St. Anne Ward. | 6. Strand, comprising Wards Covent Garden, Strand, Charing Cross. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
1891 | 202,136 | 4,507 | 4,024 | 740 | 79,967 | 1,610 | 1,312 | 216 | 55,651 | 1,449 | 1,148 | 256 | 24,839 | 508 | 493 | 84 | 12,422 | 334 | 293 | 65 | 29,257 | 606 | 778 | 119 |
1892 | 199,382 | 4,377 | 4,070 | 710 | 78,649 | 1,519 | 1,334 | 220 | 55,217 | 1,418 | 2,297 | 246 | 24,368 | 524 | 446 | 76 | 12,378 | 310 | 261 | 67 | 28,770 | 606 | 732 | 101 |
1893 | 198,249 | 4,255 | 3,970 | 699 | 78,883 | 1,496 | 1,217 | 204 | 54,783 | 1,350 | 1,290 | 255 | 23,873 | 520 | 470 | 71 | 12,334 | 330 | 278 | 58 | 28,376 | 559 | 715 | 111 |
1894 | 197,283 | 4,017 | 3,277 | 587 | 79,123 | 1,499 | 1,096 | 177 | 54,349 | 1,219 | 1,006 | 180 | 23,571 | 456 | 390 | 80 | 12,290 | 288 | 202 | 41 | 27,950 | 555 | 583 | 109 |
1895 | 296,254 | 4,155 | 3,559 | 683 | 79,368 | 1,470 | 1,185 | 204 | 53,915 | 1,278 | 1,154 | 246 | 23,149 | 528 | 407 | 74 | 12,246 | 324 | 203 | 48 | 27,576 | 555 | 610 | 111 |
1896 | 194,866 | 3,968 | 3,277 | 642 | 80,041 | 1,407 | 1,117 | 211 | 53,481 | 1,222 | 987 | 209 | 22,955 | 484 | 396 | 72 | 12,200 | 292 | 231 | 58 | 26.189 | 563 | 546 | 92 |
1897 | 194,120 | 3,846 | 3,177 | 587 | 80,376 | 1,365 | 1,067 | 183 | 53,047 | 1,238 | 1,005 | 200 | 22,576 | 446 | 388 | 75 | 12,150 | 314 | 185 | 39 | 25,971 | 483 | 532 | 90 |
1898 | 193,304 | 3,715 | 3,324 | 571 | 80,703 | 1,411 | 1,072 | 172 | 52,613 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 198 | 22,200 | 434 | 408 | 73 | 12,150 | 290 | 205 | 39 | 25,638 | 492 | 546 | 89 |
1899 | 192,452 | 3,610 | 3,442 | 600 | 81,033 | 1,348 | 1,156 | 177 | 52,179 | 1,114 | 1,174 | 229 | 21,827 | 435 | 387 | 69 | 12,100 | 296 | 210 | 40 | 25,313 | 417 | 515 | 85 |
1900 | 191,269 | 3,433 | 3,234 | 509 | 81,364 | 1,295 | 1,140 | 146 | 51,745 | 1,056 | 1,097 | 208 | 21,457 | 410 | 341 | 62 | 12,000 | 273 | 189 | 36 | 24,703 | 399 | 467 | 57 |
Averages of years 1891 to1900 | 195,931 | 3,988 | 3,535 | 632.8 | 79,950 | 1,442 | 1,169 | 191 | 53,698 | 1,243 | 1,125 | 222 | 23,081 | 474 | 412 | 73 | 12,227 | 305 | 225 | 49 | 26,974 | 523 | 602 | 96 |
1901 | 185,648 | 3,432 | 2,900 | 435 | 77,475 | 1,199 | 1,007 | 156 | 52,851 | 1,124 | 971 | 151 | 21,403 | 453 | 350 | 62 | 11,590 | 289 | 148 | 21 | 22,329 | 357 | 425 | 43 |
The figures for the several districts previous to the formation of the City in November, 1900, relate to the areas as then existing, except as regards No. 6. in which case the figures relating
to the added part were obtainable from the reports of the late Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles. The other figures are from the reports of the Medical Officer of Health of the
separate districts and from those of the Registrar-General.