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City of Westminster 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Consequent upon differences in sex and age distribution, and the
proportion of married and unmarried persons in the various Wards of
the City, the rates must vary widely.

Table I.- Showing the number of Births in the City of Westminster and its Wards (corrected by distributing Institution Births).

Wards.Births (corrected).
1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.
Conduit474643273025
Grosvenor153157151148133131
Knightsbridge St. George163162125164160150
Victoria836886884862890864
St. Margaret197160162165156141
St. John869953877828908860
Hamlet of Knights bridge689779776772
St. Anne289278240232242217
Regent213226184143163141
Pall Mall322322172018
Great Marlborough208180162151149137
Charing Cross412634423826
Covent Garden163163151156147129
Strand15310471421720
The City of Westminster3,4323,4613,1853,0543,1202,931

A comparison of the corrected and uncorrected birth.rates, and of
the death.rates of infants under one year of age, is made in the
following table:-

A comparison of the corrected and uncorrected birth.rates, and of the death.rates of infants under one year of age, is made in the following table:-

Divisions.Births.Birth.rate.Deaths, under 1, per 1,000 births.
Uncorrected.Corrected.Uncorrected.Corrected.Uncorrected.Corrected.
St. George1,1501,17015.415.6107106
St. Margaret and St. John9731,07319.321.2127115
St. .Tames and St. Anne46451315.417.0125113
Strand1791759.49 .39597
The City2,7662,93115.916.9116110

The number of married women between the ages of 15 and 45
is estimated to be 18,178, and the unmarried and widows at the same
age.period 38,804.

The number of married women between the ages of 15 and 45 is estimated to be 18,178, and the unmarried and widows at the same age.period 38,804.

1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.
Legitimate Births (net)3,2753,0512,9202,9712,744
Per 1,000 Married174156156161150
Illegitimate Births (net)186150134149187
Per 1,000 Unmarried4.63.43.43.74.8