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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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registered. Without them the illegitimate death-rate would have been
158 and the total rate 67.
A comparison of the births and deaths in the Council's Buildings in Regency Street during the last 10 years is given below.
| Year. | Population. | Births. | Rate. | Deaths at all ages. | Rate. | Deaths of Infants under one per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common Lodging.houses.
Deaths.—88 deaths (males) occurred in 1915 among inmates of the
common lodging.houses and shelters in the City. 26 of the deaths
were due to phthisis, 17 to respiratory diseases, 5 to nervous diseases,
13 to diseases of the heart and blood vessels, 10 to cancer, and 5
to kidney disease. There were 50 deaths in St. John's Ward, 4 in
Covent Garden, and 33 in Strand. The following is a list of the
common lodging-houses in Westminster, the number for which they
were licensed, and the number of deaths which occurred during the
last five years among persons alleged to have been inmates:—
In addition, 2 deaths were recorded of former inmates of common
lodging-houses the use of which has been discontinued.
Common Lodging Houses.
No. of
beds.
Deaths.
1911.
1912
1913.
1914.
1915.
Men.
Bruce House, Kembie Street
(L.C.C.) 706 34 24 32 35 33
33, Great Peter Street 397 8 14 16 16 22
Ham Yard Hospice, Great
Windmill Street 20 — — — — —
11,12, and 13, Hanoyer Court 105 8 8 9 8 4
108, Regency Street 8 — — — 2—
16, Strutton Ground 222 8 7 12 9 13
S.A. Shelter, Great Peter
Street 593 6 8 2 10 12
Women.
40, Great Peter Street 62 4 1 5 2 —