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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The death-rates, according to the old districts of the City, are:—
| District. | Average of Previous 10 Years. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|
| St. George | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| Westminster | 17.9 | 13.6 |
| St. James | 14.3 | 10.1 |
| St. Anne | 13.9 | 10.1 |
| Strand and St. Martin | 17.2 | 14.9 |
| The City | 13.9 | 12.3 |
Each Ward shows some reduction except the Strand Ward. In this
there is an increase of 50 deaths, all of which occurred in hospitals or
poor law institutions. Examination shows that 28 additional deaths
were recorded in men admitted from Bruce House (L.C.C. Common
Lodging House), and the remainder consisted of deaths of persons who
had been admitted from the old Clare Market area many years ago.
| 1908. Wards. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Over 65 Years of Age. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||
| Conduit | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Grosvenor | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 48 | |
| Hamlet of Knight-abridge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | |
| Knightsbridge St. George | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 36 | |
| Victoria | 20 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 90 | 73 | 49 | 38 | 58 | 218 | |
| St. Margaret | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | |
| St. John | 30 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 95 | 50 | 37 | 20 | 44 | 151 | |
| St. Arme | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 32 | |
| Great Marlborough | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 40 | |
| Pall Mall | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Regent | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 35 | |
| Charing Cross | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
| Covenl Garden | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 43 | |
| Strand | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 66 | |
| The City | 1908 | 82 | 56 | 74 | 81 | 293 | 245 | 168 | 135 | 208 | 756 |
| 1907 | 106 | 74 | 49 | 74 | 303 | 246 | 159 | 133 | 180 | 718 | |
| 1906 | 82 | 63 | 106 | 67 | 323 | 193 | 170 | 119 | 182 | 664 | |
The deaths of young children again were less and those of old persons
more than in the previous year, the latter resulting from influenza and
chest affections.
Infantile Mortality.—The uncorrected rate for the City was 109
deaths per 1,000 births registered in the City, as compared with 133,