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City of Westminster 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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SUMMARY OF PARTICULARS REQUIRED BY THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH.
1.—General Statistics.
Area (acres)—2,502-7.
Population (Census 1921)—141,578.
Population, June, 1924 (Registrar-General's Estimate)—143,300.
„ „ „ Civilian—139,900.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1924)—-27,260.
Rateable value—£8,466,056 (September, 1924).
Sum represented by a penny rate—£33,600.
2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births— | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 773 | 716 | 1,489 | 11.6 |
| Illegitimate | 72 | 63 | 135 | |
| ,, unregistered | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 847 | 780 | 1,627 |
Deaths—1,695. Death-rate—11-8.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
From sepsis, 2.
From other causes, 3.
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—59.0.
Legitimate rate, 55.0; Illegitimate rate, 101.4.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)—25.
„ „ diphtheria—27.
„ „ whooping cough (all ages)—4.
„ „ scarlet fever—3.
„ ,, diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—2.
„ ,, typhoid fever—0.
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.