[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 11

City of Westminster 1912

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

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Table: corrected, distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate births, showing the true rate in each of the last eleven years:—

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corrected, distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate births, showing the true rate in each of the last eleven years:—

	Legitimate.			Illegitimate.			Total Rate.
	Births.	Deaths.	Death rate per 1,000 births.	Births.	Deaths.	Death rate per 1,000 births.	Total Rate.
1902	3,275	410	125	186	32	172	127
1903	3,035	345	113	150	25	166	116
1904	2,920	320	109	134	40	298	118
1905	2,971	305	102	149	24	161	105
1906	2,744	285	103	187	38	203	110
1907	2,764	269	97	163	34	208	103
1908	2,739	266	97	174	27	155	100
1909	2,548	232	91	203	26	128	93
1910	2,399	189	78	193	25	129	82
1911	2,195	210	95	166	33	198	102
1912	2,194	168	76	155	27	174	83
Victoria Ward	650	58	89	59	11	186	97
St. Margaret and St. John	762	63	82	64	11	171	89
Rest of City	782	47	62	32	5	156	63

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Meteorological conditions were responsible to some extent for the
decrease since 1902, especially in 1910, for the rise in 1911, and again for
the fall in 1912. The low temperature in July and August kept down
attacks of acute diarrhoea, so that the deaths were 30 less than in 1911.
For all London the rate was 91 in 1912, compared with 128 per 1,000
in 1911; for England and Wales the rate was 95, compared with 130,
the rate for 1911.
Table VI shows the causes of death of infants in the City as a whole,
and separately in Victoria Ward and St. Margaret and St. John Wards.
Digestive troubles caused an increase in both the latter groups, measles
and premature births in Victoria, and syphilis in St. Margaret and
St. John; whooping cough and diarrhoea a decrease in both groups.
Statistics of Dwellers in Block Dwellings.—These are set out in
Table VIII.

Table: A comparison of the births and deaths in the Council's Buildings in Regency Street during the last eight years is given below.

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A comparison of the births and deaths in the Council's Buildings in Regency Street during the last eight years is given below.

Year.	Population.	Births.	Rate.	Deaths at all ages.	Rate.	Deathsof Infants under one per 1,000 births.
1905	1,138	57	50.0	23	20.2	140
1906	1,150	63	54.7	16	13.9	111
1907	1,163	60	51.6	18	15.5	116
1908	1,155	50	43.2	10	8.6	120
1909	1,156	41	38.0	12	10.3	99
1910	1,120	37	33.0	8	7.1	108
1911	1,063	37	34.8	19	17.8	81
1912	1,215	43	35.3	15	12.3	69

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City of Westminster 1912

Table: corrected, distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate births, showing the true rate in each of the last eleven years:—

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Table: A comparison of the births and deaths in the Council's Buildings in Regency Street during the last eight years is given below.