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In addition to the above, dried milk is kept at all the Centres, and is
supplied to suitable cases at cost price. The amount sold at the Council's
Centres at cost and at reduced price was 2,800 lbs.
Deaths.
1,745 deaths were registered in the City in the 53 weeks of 1924.
After deducting 842 deaths of non-citizens in public institutions in the
City, and adding those of 853 citizens who died in other districts, the
corrected total is 1,695, as compared with 1,493 in 1923, and is equivalent
to an annual rate of 11.8 per 1,000 persons (civilian population).
The London death-rate for 1924 was 12.1 (civilians only), for England
and Wales 12.2. These rates are all a little higher than 1923, but are
below the average of the 5 years (1919-1923). The number of deaths
and the death-rates per 1,000 for a series of years are shown below:—
Year.
Number of Deaths.
Westminster
Rate.
London Rate.
1911 2,005 12.5 15.0
1912 1,984 12.5 13.6
1913 2,030 12.7 14.2
1914 1,946 12.7 14.4
1915 2,138 15.7 16.1
1916 1,827 13.7 14.3
1917 1,896 15.5 15.0
1918 2,062 16.3 18.9
1919 1,819 14.2 13.4
1920 1,600 10.9 12.4
1921 1,623 11.5 12.4
1922 1,796 12.9 13.4
1923 1,493 10.6 11.2
1924 1,695 11.8 12.1
The deaths of males were 913, females 782, giving rates per 1,000 for
1924, males 14-7, females 9.6. These rates are higher than those of the
preceding year, but are not above the average.