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City of Westminster 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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is arrived at by obtaining the age and sex distribution of the
population of a district at the last census; after ascertaining the
death-rate for each sex, at each age-period in England and Wales
during the last ten years, a calculation is made of the number of deaths
which would have occurred in the district had similar rates been
obtained; thus a "standard" death-rate is obtained. The difference
between this rate and that for England and Wales is, on the above
assumption, due to differences in the age and sex constitution on
the population of the district, and dividing the latter by the former
a factor is obtained for correcting the crude death-rate of the
district.
Applying such factors (1.0511 for London, 1.12176 for Westminster) to the 1907 rates, the figures are:—
| District. | Standard death-rate. | Recorded death-rate. | Corrected death-rate. | Comparative mortality figure. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 18.19 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1,000 |
| County of London | 17.31 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 1,020 |
| City of Westminster | 12.9 | 14.4 | 960 |
For the six previous years, 1901-06, the comparative mortality
figures were for the County 1,065, 1,100, 1,032, 1,042, 1,039, and 1,025.
and for the City 1,100, 1,082, 1,025, 940, 993, and 941.
Tables II to XII show the vital statistics of the City and five
groups of districts from 1891 to 1907.
The death-rates, according to the old districts of the City, are:—
| District. | Average of Previous 10 Years. | 1907. |
|---|---|---|
| St. George | 12.7 | |
| Westminster | 15.5 | |
| St. James | 14.8 | |
| St. Anne | 14.2 | 10.4 |
| Strand and St. Martin | 17.6 | 13.0 |
| The City | 15.2 | 12.9 |
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