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City of Westminster 1923
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always a proportion of infectious disease among such visitors, and also
of tuberculosis.
Estimated Population for 1923.—The Registrar·General estimates the
population to bs 142,840, but for calculating the death rate he deducts
the military population in Barracks and Hospitals, leaving 140,430 as
representing the civil population. This is an increase of 1,041 over the
1922 estimate. The rates for infectious diseases, &c., are calculated on the
larger figure, for births and deaths on the lower one.
The proportion of males and females in the Civil population works
out at 59,677 and 80,753 respectively.
Births.
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The number of births which took place in Westminster in 1923 was
1,361, of these the home address of 194 was elsewhere, and therefore these
have to be deducted, but 585 children were born to residents of Westminster
in institutions in other parts of London; adding these the net
number was 1,752, a reduction of 143 on the figure for the year 1922.
The fluctuations in past Years are shown below.
The birth-rate was 12·5 per 1,000 persons; the London birth·rate was 20·2 and for England and Wales 19·7, both showing a decrease on the 1921 rates.
| Births Registered. | Births Notified. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Westminster. | Belong elsewhere. | Born out of Westminster. | Net. | Total. | Alive. | Stillborn. | |
Divided into legitimate and illegitimate, the figures for 1923 are :—
Legitimate—
| Males | 666· 90 + 251 = 827 |
| Females | 611· 68 + 212 = 755 |
| Total | 1,277 · 158 + 463 = 1,582 |