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City of Westminster 1923

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both sexes as compared with 1922, but it is more marked among males,
and the female rate is higher than in 1921.

Divided into various age periods we get:—

1923.Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and up.Total.9
M.456492386269314756
F.38109102385194368737
1919140243133802655706761,819
1920167182127532225175751,600
1921154283235562044996151,623
1922104263241622115847361,796
192383161319461714636821,493

which give rates per 1,000 estimated to be living at these periods as follows:—

-Under 5.5·15.15·25.25·45.45·65.65 & Up.All Ages.
1921 M41·02·82·45·218·892 014·6
1922 M3402·72·75·521·1100015·6
1923 M18·21·4204·317·686012·6
1921 F28·82·0113010·660·090
1922 F22·3312·03·213·580·010·7
1923 F18·01·31·42·710·776·49.1

The number of deaths attributed to various causes and at various
age periods are set out in the table appended to this section of the
Report.
In almost every class of disease the numbers of deaths recorded were
below those recorded in 1922. The exceptions were : Cancer in males
(111 against 96), nervous diseases (both sexes), kidney or bladder
diseases (both sexes), rheumatic fever (both sexes), accidents (both
sexes), syphilis (both sexes), alcoholism (in males).

The deaths were distributed in the wards in the years 1920,1921,1922 and 1923 as follows :—

-1920.1921.1922.1923.
M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
Conduit914238122061824111223
Grosvenor475510257501075668124484795
Hamlet173148182947372966293059
K. St. George4854102555511064561204556101
Victoria210254464234233467249283532217261478
St. Margaret62441064437815249101433780
St. John198168366214162376240203443170166336
St. Anne534497473683353065392160
Gt. Marlborough19183716122819173691524
Pall Mall26733201131241135121224
Regent431861353772273259213051
Charing Cross1511262810381972618927
Covent Garden313667382361402868342256
6trand4274957126949136242850
Homeless1181926733231235181129