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City of Westminster 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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VI
SUMMARY OF PARTICULARS REQUIRED BY CIRCULAR 359
OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, DATED 10th JANUARY,
1923.
1.—General Statistics.
Area (acres)—2,502 • 7.
Population (Census 1921)—141,578.
Population, June, 1923 (Registrar·General's Estimate)—142,840.
„ „ „ Civilian—140,430.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1923)—27,199.
Rateable value—£8,278,369 (September, 1923).
Sum represented by a penny rate—£32,423.
2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 827 | 755 | 1;582" | 12·5 |
| Illegitimate | 84 | 86 | 170 | |
| „ unregistered | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Totals | 914 | 844 | 1,758 |
Deaths—1,493. Death·rate—10·6.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
From sepsis, 0.
From other causes, 4.
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—47 ·2.
Legitimate rate, 42·3; Illegitimate rate, 85·7.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)—1.
„ „ diphtheria—4
„ „ whooping cough (all ages)—5.
,, ,, scarlet fever—0.
„ „ diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—2.
„ „ typhoid fever—1.
Other particulars asked for are given in the body of the Report.
A list of the staff of the Public Health Department is appended to
the Report.