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City of Westminster 1925
[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, 1925 (Registrar-General's Estimate)—142,600.
„ „ „ Civilian—139,600.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1924)—27,352.
Rateable value—£8,558,820 (March, 1926).
Sum represented by a penny rate—£35,662.
2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births— | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 722 | 696 | 1,418 | 10.7 |
| Illegitimate | 61 | 56 | 117 | |
| Totals | 783 | 752 | 1,535 |
Deaths—1,728. Death-rate—12-3.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
Puerperal mania, 1.
From other causes, 5.
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—69.0.
Legitimate rate, 62-0; Illegitimate rate, 153.8.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)—1.
„ „ diphtheria—17.
„ „ whooping cough (all ages)—17.
„ „ scarlet fever—0.
„ „ diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—9.
„ „ typhoid fever—4.
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.