[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 17

City of Westminster 1922

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

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There was an increase in the number of deaths in all the Wards
with the exception of St. Anne, Regent, Charing Cross and Strand.
Infantile Mortality.—The corrected death-rate of infants for Westminster
was 54.6 deaths per 1,000 births, a figure which has never been
reached before. Had the mortality been the same now as in the 10
years 1892-1901, the deaths of infants would have been three times as
many. The mortality of legitimate infants was only 49'3 per 1,000; in
the northern or Greek St. area this rate was still lower viz. 31.9; figures
which a few years ago would have been thought incredible.

Table: 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:—

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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.
Year.	Births.	Deaths.	Death-rate per 1,000 Births.	Births.	Deaths.	Death-rate per 1,000 Births.	Total Rate, Westminster.	Total Rate, London.
1902	3,275	410	125	186	32	172	127	140
1903	3,035	345	113	150	25	166	116	130
1904	2.920	320	109	134	40	298	118	145
1905	2,971	305	102	149	24	161	105	130
1906	2,744	285	103	187	38	203	110	131
1907	2,764	269	97	163	34	208	103	116
1908	2,739	266	97	174	27	155	100	113
1909	2,548	232	91	203	26	128	93	108
1910	2,399	189	78	193	25	129	82	103
1911	2,195	210	95	166	33	198	103	129
1912	2,194	168	76	155	27	174	83	91
1913	2,057	184	89	176	29	164	95	105
1914	1,995	147	73	162	24	148	79	104
1915	1,798	141	78	181	41	225	92	112
1916	1,632	110	68	178	41	230	83.4	89
1917	1,348	112	83	196	48	239	103.5	104
1918	1,234	112	86.6	225	36	155	100	108
1919	1,383	99	71.5	217	41	188	87.5	85
1920	2,047	123	60	219	44	200	73.6	76
1921	1,729	117	67.7	190	37	194	S0.2	80
1922	1,703	84	49.3	199	20	100	54.6	74
Five-Yearly Averages.
1892-96			-			-	159	157
1897-1901			-			-	150	159
1902-06			Ill			200	115	135
1907-11			92			164	96	114
1912-16			75			188	87	100
1917-21			73-8			195	88.8	90

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In the three division into which the City is divided under the
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, the figures (omitting the homeless)
were:—

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Table: 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:—

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