London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1910

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

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Table A.—South (Westminster, Pimlico, Knightsbridge).

Number of Cases.Infants.
Healthy.Delicate.Dead.
Number.Per Cent.Number.Per Cent.Number.Per Cent.
923(13 cases twins)68974.7424.5*192 (42)20.8 (4.5)*
a. Housing (type of house) —
266Block21981.493.441 (8)15.2 (2.9)
592Tenement43171.6325.3139 (32)23.1(5.3)
52Cottage3975.011.912 (2)23.1 (3.8)
b. Sousing (sanitary conditions)—
707Good54976.8273.8139 (28)19.4 (3.9)
137Indifferent9365585.641(11)28.9(7.7)
66Bad47712710.612 (3)18.2 (4.5)
81(Basement)5770.456.219 (2)23.4 (2.5)
c. Poverty —
665Comfortable (over 25s.)51977.2213 1132(26)19.7(3.8)
212Poor (21s. to 25s. inclusive)14667.9188.451(13)23.7 (6.0)
35Very poor (under 21s,)2466.738.39 (3)25.0 (8.3)
d. Mother's Work—
765No occupation58375.4354.5155(34)20.1 (4.4)
24Working at home1765.4311.56 —23.1 —
121Working out8971.843 231 (8)25.0 (6.4)
e. Mother's Health—\ /
852Strong65876.33439171 (41)19.8(4.7)
58Delicate3151.7813321 (1)35.0(1.6)
f'. Mode of Feeding†—
578Breast54093.4213.6173.0
93(a) „ (under 2 months)3436.666.45357.0
54(b) „ (over 2 months and under 6 months)2851947.42240.7
132Bottle87659118.33425.8
* Figures in brackets denote the number still-born, † 66 infants—42 still-born, 24 dying within 1 week, excluded.

Table B.

Number of Cases.Mother's Work.Mother's Health.Confinement.
Healthy.Delicate.Normal.Abnormal.
765No occupation709 (92.7)56 (7.3)715 (93.5)50 (6.5)
24Home work21 (87.5)3 (12.5)21 (87.5)3 (12.5)
121Working out111 (917)10 (8.3)114 (94.2)7 (5.8)
910

The figures in brackets denote the percentage.