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City of Westminster 1922

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

Published
1923
Author
Allan, Francis J.
Pages
86
Tables
81

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    2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
    Births—Males.Females.Total.Birth Rale.
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    fensus 1901.
    Age Periods.Per cent.Total.Males.Females.
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    Census 1911.
    Age periods.Per cent.Total.Males.Females.
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    Census 1921.
    Age Periods.Per cent.Total.Males.Females.
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    Compared with the population for London as a whole there are, as in previous enumerations fewer children proportionately in Westminster and but for the inclusion of the births of 1920 when the numbers were high, the proportion of children under 5 would have been still lower.
    -London.Westminster.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
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    Census, 1911.—City of Westminster.
    Wards.Families or Separate Occupiers.Population.Institutions, Large Establishments &c„ 1911 (included in/ Columns 2 and 4).
    1901.1911.
    1911.Persons.Persons.Males.Females.No.Population.
    12345678
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    Census, 1921.
    Wards.Persons.Males.Females.Private Families.Population in private Families.
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    Percentage reduction in population between 1911 and 1921:—
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    The density of population varies greatly in different parts of the City, the averages for the several Wards being as follows:—
    Ward.1911.1921.Less Open Spaces.
    1911.1921.
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    Marital conditions. Males.
    -Total.Single.Married.Widowed.Divorced.
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    Females.
    -Total.Single.Married.Widowed.Divorced.
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    The legitimate birth-rate in these years calculated on the number of married women between those ages was:—
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    The proportion of married females between the ages of 15 and 45 in the population of Westminster wa3 at the three last Census periods per 1,000
    -Under 25.25-35.35-45.
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    Divided into legitimate and illegitimate, the figures for 1922 are:—
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    For each 1,000 girls born, there were in—
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    Mothercraft Classes.
    Pimlico Road.Bessboro' Street.Rochester Row.Greek Street and Mayfair.Total.
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    Number of cases attended—
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    Number of cases attended—
    Rochester Row.Greek Street.
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    Infancy and Early Childhood.—The number of visits paid by the Health Visitors in the four areas into which the City was divided, is shown in the accompanying table:—
    Pimlico.Bcssbo rough Street.Rochester Row.Greek Street.TotalTotal.
    Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.
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    Infant consultations are held at each of the Centres. The following are details of the attendances:— Attendances at Infant Consultations, 1922.
    Centre,Number of Sessions.First Attendances.Subsequent Attendances.Total.Total.
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.
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    The average attendances were—
    1922.1921.
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    The number of individual children medically inspected were—
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    These figures include mothers and children resident in other boroughs. Visits were also paid in connection with—
    Pimlico.Bessborough Street.Rochester Row.Greek Street.Total.
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    The London death-rate for 1922 was 13.4 (civilians only), for England and Wales 12.9. All the rates are slightly higher than in 1921. The number of deaths and the death-rates per 1,000 for a series of years are shown below:—
    Year.Number of Deaths.Death-rate.London Rate.
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    Divided into various age periods we get:—
    1922.Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and up.Total.
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    which give rates per 1,000 living at these periods as follows:—
    Under 5.5-15.15-25.25-45.45-65.65 & Up.All Ages.
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    The deaths in the first quarter of the year were the heaviest due to the prevalence of influenza and pneumonia. The third quarter was abnormally low owing to the absence of diarrhoea. The deaths were distributed as follows :—
    -1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.
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    The deaths were distributed in the wards in the years 1919,1920,1921 and 1922 as follows:—
    -1919. Total.1920.1921.1922.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    Below are given figures for both births and deaths of infants corrected, distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate births, showing the rates for a series of years:—
    Year.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total Rate, Westminster.Total Rate, London.
    Births.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 Births.Births.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 Births.
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    Centre.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total
    1920.1921.1922.1920.1921.1922.1920.1921.1922.
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    The causes of death of children under 1 year of age are set forth in Tables appended, and a summary showing the proportion of deaths per 1,000 births from various grouped causes in the last seven years is set out below:—
    1916.1917.1918.1919.1920.1921.1922.
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    quarter, the death-rate would have been even lower. The deaths in the four quarters occurred as follows:—
    -Pimlico.St. Margaret and St. John.North.Unknown.Total.
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    Table V.—Infant Mortality, 1922. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in 'lie City of Westminster.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Totnl under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.0 Month* and under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    Nett Births in the year—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    There were in addition 5 male and 2 female illegitimate unregistered.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    Table V, continued.- Infant Mortality, 1922. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in Pimlico Area ( Victoria, Knightsbridge St. George and Hamlet Wards).
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.I 2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    Nett Deaths in the year of—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    Table V, continued.—Deaths of infants with no known address, or found in streets, parks, &c.:—
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Tolal under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    Table V, continued.—Infant Mortality, 1922. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in St. John and St. Margaret Wards.
    CAUSES OF DEATH. *Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    Nett Deaths in the year of—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    Table V, continued.—Infant Mortality, 1922. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age in the North1 District (Grosvenor, Conduit and Strand Borough Wards).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under G Mont hs.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    Nett Deaths in the year-
    Males.Females.Total.
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    FEMALES. Table I.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1922.
    Causes of Death.Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Wards (at all Ages).
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Conduit.Grosvenor.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Anne.Great Marlborough.Pall Mall.Regent.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.Homeless.
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    Causes of Death.Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined AgES.Deaths in Wards (at all Aoes).
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Conduit.Grosvenor.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Anne.Great Marlborough.Pall MaU.Regent.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.Homeless.
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    MALES. Table I.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1922.
    Causes of Death.Corrected Deaths in the Cut at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Wards (at all Ages).
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Conduit.Grosyenor.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Anne.Great Marlborough.Pall 41 all.Regent.Charing Cross.Coyent Garden.Strand.Homeless.
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    MALES.—Table I. (continued).
    Causes of Death.Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Wards (at all Ages).
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Conduit.Grosvenor.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Anne.Great Marlborough.Pall Mall.Regent.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.Homeless.
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    The following summary shows the number of cases which came to the notice of the Department in the last three years.
    1920.1921.1922.1920.1921.1922.
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    City .of Westminster.— Cases of Infectious Disease Notified, during the year 1922.
    Notifiable Diseases.Casks Notified in the city of Westminster.Total Cases Notified in each Ward.Cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Conduit.Grosvenor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Homeless.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and up wards.
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    Visits were paid by Health Visitors and Nurses as follows:—
    Health Visitors.Nurses.
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    Tuberculosis.—Notifications received during Year 1922.
    1922.Number of notifications on Form A.
    Primary notifications.Total notifications, on Form A, including oases previously notified.
    Age periods.0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 18.15 to 20.20 to 26.25 to 36.35 to 45.45 to 66.55 to 66.65 and up.Total new cases.
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    Number of notifications on Form B. (School medical inspection.)Number on Form C. Admissions to.Number on Form D. Discharges from.
    •Primary notifications.Total notifications, including cases previously notified.
    Poor Law institutions.Sanatoria.Poor Law institutions.Sanatoria
    Under 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.Total.
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    Tuberculosis.—Table showing distribution in Wards of notified and unnotified cases, and numbers of persons who have been treated in Institutions.
    1922.All Ages.Conduit.Grosvenor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Homeless.Received Institutional Treatment.
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    Insured.Military.Ex-Army.Police.Hospital Nurses.Asylurn.111 previously.
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    Tuberculosis. In 1922, 247 new cases of pulmonary disease were notified and 26 persons died who had not been notified in Westminster, a total of 273. Non-pulmonary forms of tuberculosis gave 54 new cases. The figures for a series of years are shown below:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total of all forms.
    General Population.c.l.h. and no Address.Total.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.Total.
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    Non-notified cases.—Pulmonary cases not notified in Westminster were 9.5 per cent, of the total, non-pulmonary 22.2 per cent.
    1914.1915.1916.1917.1918.1919.1920.1921.1922.
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    Dispensary Statistics.
    1922.19211920.1919.
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    The total number of cases of tuberculous disease on the Register at the end of 1922 was 1,589 as compared with 1,513 at the end of the year 1921.
    Pulmonary.Non. pulmonary.Total.
    General.Casuals.
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    The death-rates for 1920, 1921, and 1922 calculated were per 100,000 population
    Males.Females.
    1920.1921.1922.1920.1921.1922.
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    Westminster—Deaths from Tuberculosis.
    .Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.Total
    Deaths.Rates.Deaths.Bates.Deaths.Rates.
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    Examinations were made as follows :—
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    Disinfection. The number of articles treated was
    1917.1918.1919.1920.1921.1922.
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    The number of dead bodies taken to the mortuaries for purposes of inquest, and to await burial during the last 20 years were:—
    Total.For Inquest.To await Burial.Total.For Inquest.To await Burial.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Number of Persons in Family.Number of Private Families occupying the following Number of Rooms.Total Private Families.Population in Private Families.Rooms occupiedDensity of Occupation.
    1.2.3.4.5.6–7.8–9.10 and over.Average Number of Rooms per Person.Population at following densities of occupation (rooms per person).
    No.Per cent.under .3..3 and under .5..5 and under .7..7 and under .0.
    Cols. abcdefghijk1mnoPqr
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    Continued from previous page...
    Buildings.Population 1921.City of Westminster.Dwellings occupied by non.private families (excluded from cols. g.P).Structurally Separato Dwellings occupied by Privato Families or Vacant.Total Rooms.
    In course of Erection.Completed
    Vacant on Census night.Occupied by Caretaker.1.3 Rooms.4.5 Rooms.6.8 Rooms.9 or more Rooms.Total Dwellings.
    Not containing Dwellings.Containing Dwellings.
    (included in
    Cols, abcdefghk1mn0P
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    The number of persons living more than two in a room in such tenements was:—
    Year.Population in 1.4 rooms.Persons living more than 2 per room.Percentage.
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    He has worked out a number of interesting statistics for each metropolitan borough from which the following are abstracted:—
    Percentage of structurally separate Dwellings.Westminster.London.Range of variation in London boroughs.
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    Continued from previous page...
    City of Westminster.Private Families and Dwellings.
    Private Families.Population in Private Families.Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied.Rooms occupied.Rooms per Person.
    cols,abcdef
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    1.—General.
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    The following is a summary of the work done in connection with smoke prevention:—
    1921.1922.
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    The total occupied residents are as follows :—
    Males.Females.
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    The principal occupations in which the above are engaged are per 1,000 persons employed
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    Work Premises.—The following shows the state of the register of work premises at the end of 1922:—
    Work Premises.Total Number.
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    Inspection.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Re-Inspections.Intimation Notices.Statutory Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Defects found.—1922.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.
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    Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    City of Westminister. Outworkers. 1992.
    Trade.FEBRUARY LISTS.AUGUST LISTS.
    Number of Outworkers.Received from other Authorities.Sent to other Authorities.Addresses in City.Number of Outworkers.Received from other Authorities.Sent to other Authorities.Addresses in City.
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    Articles of Food Submitted.
    TonsCwts.Lbs.Tons.Cwts.Lbs.
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    Samples Purchased under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, showing result of Analysis and subsequent Proceedings for year 1922.
    Number.Article of Food.Number of Samples Purchased.Genuine. (Inferior in brackets.)Adulterated.Prosecutions.Convictions.Withdrawn or Dismissed.Fines.Costs.
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    Adulterated are those below the official standard of 3 per cent. for fat and 8.5 for solids not fat.
    District.Total.Good Quality.Fair Quality.Poor Quality.Adulterated.
    No.Percent.No.Percent.No.Percent.No.Percent.
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    The Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917. Samples Analysed during the Year 1922.
    Article.Number of samples examined for preservative.Number containing preservative and Percentage of preservative found in each sample.
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    Preserved Cream.
    Number examined.Without preservative.Preservative under amount stated on label. (0.4 per cent.)Preservative over amount stated on label.Milk fat in preserved cream.
    Above 35 per cent.Below 35 per cent.