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City of Westminster 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XIII.— Vital Statistics relating to Residents in Blocks of Dwellings in the City of Westminster, 1908.
| Buildings. | Population. | Births. | Total Deaths. | Infectious Deaths. | Tubercular Deaths. | Respiratory. | Digestive. | Circulatory Diseases. | Nervous Diseases. | Kidney Diseases. | Violence. | Cancer. | Other Deaths. | Deaths Under 1. | Deaths Over 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster City Council— | |||||||||||||||
| Regency Street | 1,155 | 50 | 10 | i | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — |
| St. James's Dwellings, Ingestre Place, and Marshall Street | 163 | 3 | 3 | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | __ | 2 | — | — |
| Peabody | 6,761 | 174 | 76 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 13 |
| Westminster | 187 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| London County Council— Mill bank | 3,043 | 124 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Drury Lane | 1,000 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Improved Industrial | 6,878 | 98 | 55 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| Metropolitan Association | 757 | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| St. George's Model Dwellings | 419 | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Clerkenwell and Soho Company | 1,184 | 19 | 14 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| (Newport Market) Green coat | 119 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Spencer | 99 | - | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Chapter Chambers | 175 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexandra and Castle | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| New Buildings | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. James's Residences | - | 16 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |