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City of Westminster 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Below are given figures for both births and deaths of infants corrected, distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate births, showing the rates for a series of years:-

Year.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total Rate, Westminster.Total Rate, London.
Births.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 Births.Births.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 Births.
19023,27541012518632172127140
19033,03534511315025166116130
19042,92032010913440298118145
19052,97130510214924161105130
19062,74428510318738203110131
19072,7642699716334208103116
19082,7392669717427155100113
19092,548232912032612893108
19102,399189781932512982103
19112,1952109516633198103129
19122,19416876155271748391
19132,057184891762916495105
19141,995147731622414879104
19151,798141781814122592112
19161,632110681784123083.489
19171,3481128319648239103.6104
19181,23411286.622536155100108
19191,3839971.52174118887.585
19202,047123602194420073.676
19211,72911767.71903719480.280
19221,7038449.31992010054.674
19231,5826842.91761585.747.260
19241,4898255.013814101.459.069

Five-Yearly Averages.

1892-96_--159157
1897-1901---150159
1902-06111200115135
1907-119216496114
1912-167518887100
1917-2173.819588.890
1922-24 (3 years)49.195.753.668

The reduction in the infantile death-rate in the last 24 years is remarkable.
It means that 100 infant lives in every 1,000 born in Westminster
are now being saved.
In the three divisions into which the City is divided under the
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, the figures (omitting the homeless)
were:—