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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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whooping cough, diphtheria, enteric fever, diseases of the nervous
system, accidents and suicide.
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1—2. | 2—5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25—45. | 45—65 | 65 and upwards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,005 | 243 | 66 | 53 | 36 | 65 | 295 | 586 | 658 |
| 1912 | 1,984 | 195 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 306 | 594 | 699 |
| 1913 | 2,030 | 213 | 46 | 36 | 41 | 68 | 328 | 609 | 689 |
| 1914 | 1,946 | 171 | 31 | 34 | 48 | 71 | 314 | 575 | 702 |
The distribution of deaths under 1 and over 65 years is shown below:—
| 1914. 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 | i | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Grosvenor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 43 | |
| Hamlet of Knightsbridge | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | |
| Knightsbridge St. George | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | |
| Victoria | 18 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 68 | 48 | 41 | 66 | 223 | |
| St. Margaret | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 35 | |
| St. John | 15 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 61 | 64 | 41 | 35 | 50 | 190 | |
| St. Anne | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | ||
| Great Marlborough | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 16 | |
| Pall Mall | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Regent | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | |
| Charing Cross | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Covent Garden | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | |
| Strand | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |
| The City | 1914 | 56 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 171 | 234 | 168 | 118 | 182 | 702 |
| 1913 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 64 | 213 | 223 | 167 | 127 | 172 | 689 | |
| 1912 | 63 | 47 | 25 | 60 | 195 | 214 | 153 | 134 | 198 | 699 | |
| 1911 | 47 | 55 | 87 | 54 | 243 | 182 | 167 | 150 | 159 | 658 | |
| 1910 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 53 | 214 | 204 | 148 | 114 | 188 | 654 | |
| 1909 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 69 | 258 | 280 | 164 | 121 | 190 | 755 | |
| 1908 | 82 | 56 | 74 | 81 | 293 | 245 | 168 | 135 | 208 | 756 | |
| 1907 | 106 | 74 | 49 | 74 | 303 | 246 | 159 | 133 | 180 | 718 | |
| 1906 | 82 | 68 | 106 | 67 | 323 | 193 | 170 | 119 | 182 | 664 | |
Infantile Mortality.—The uncorrected death rate of infants for Westminster
was 91 deaths per 1,000 births registered in the City, against
a rate of 107, the average of the previous ten years.
The corrected rate works out at 79, the average of the previous five
years having teen 91, and of the preceding five years 1904—8, 107.
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Below are given figures for both births and deaths of infants
corrected, distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate births, showing the
true rate in each of the last thirteen years:—