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City of Westminster 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The population of Westminster as estimated to the middle of the
year 1913, is 155,678 made up according to the proportion stated above
of 71,349 males and 84,329 females. The Registrar-General, however,
makes this a 53 week year, and for the purpose of calculating rates, the
population for the additional week has to be added, making 158,672.
Births.
| Births Registered. | Births Notified. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Westminster. | Belong else where. | Born out of Westminster. | Net. | Total. | Alive. | Stillborn. | Notified by | ||
| Doctor. | Midwife. | ||||||||
| 1909 | 2,520 | 39 | 270 | 2,751 | 1,612 | 1,571 | 41 | 609 | 492 |
| 1910 | 2,365 | 49 | 276 | 2,592 | 1,674 | 1,621 1,507 | 53 | 632 | 561 |
| 1911 | 2,110 | 60 | 311 | 2,361 | 1,562 | 55 | 578 | 483 | |
| 1912 | 2,134 | 49 | 264 | 2,349 | 1,501 | 1,469 | 34 | 564 | 451 |
| 1913 | 1,992 | 35 | 276 | 2,233 | 1,462 | 1,424 | 38 | 474 | 570 |
The following table shows the distribution of births (including infants born in institutions outside the City) according to wards:—
| Conduit | 7 | St. Anne | 158 |
| Grosvenor | 116 | Regent | 84 |
| Knight abridge St. George | 158 | Pall Mall | 10 |
| Victoria | 723 | Great Marlborough | 71 |
| St. Margaret | 93 | Charing Cross | 25 |
| St. John | 623 | Covent Garden | 87 |
| Knightsbridge Hamlet | 73 | Strand | 5 |
The birth-rate, uncorrected, was 12'6, corrected 14'2 per 1,000 persons.
The corrected birth-rate for the five years 1903—7 was 17'2, and for
the five years 1908—12, 15-4 per 1,000.
The birth-rate for the County of London for 1913 was 24-5, the
rate during the preceding ten years averaged 25'8 per 1,000. The
birth-rate in England and Wales was 23'9 ; the average of the preceding
ten years was 27'1.
The birth-rate calculated on the number of married women in Westminster, distinguishing the legitimate and illegitimate, shows more exact rates:—
| Westminster. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate Births | ||||||||
| (net) | 2,744 | 2,764 | 2,739 | 2,548 | 2,399 | 2,195 | 2,194 | 2,057 |
| 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.0 | |
| Illegitimate Births | ||||||||
| (net) | 187 | 163 | 174 | 203 | 193 | 166 | 155 | 176 |
| 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.48 |