Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table X.
Year. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Rate, Westminster. | Total Bate, London. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 Births. | Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 Births. | |||
1902 | 3,275 | 410 | 125 | 186 | 32 | 172 | 127 | 140 |
1903 | 3,035 | 345 | 113 | 150 | 25 | 166 | 116 | 130 |
1904 | 2,920 | 320 | 109 | 134 | 40 | 298 | 118 | 146 |
1905 | 2,971 | 305 | 102 | 149 | 24 | 161 | 105 | 130 |
1906 | 2,744 | 285 | 103 | 187 | 38 | 203 | 110 | 131 |
1907 | 2,764 | 269 | 97 | 163 | 34 | 208 | 103 | 116 |
1908 | 2,739 | 266 | 97 | 174 | 27 | 155 | 100 | 113 |
1909 | 2,548 | 232 | 91 | 203 | 26 | 128 | 93 | 108 |
1910 | 2,399 | 189 | 78 | 193 | 25 | 129 | 82 | 103 |
1911 | 2,195 | 210 | 95 | 163 | 33 | 198 | 103 | 129 |
1912 | 2,194 | 168 | 76 | 155 | 27 | 174 | 83 | 91 |
1913 | 2,057 | 184 | 89 | 176 | 29 | 164 | 95 | 105 |
1914 | 1,995 | 147 | 73 | 162 | 24 | 148 | 79 | 104 |
1915 | 1,798 | 141 | 78 | 181 | 41 | 225 | 92 | 112 |
1916 | 1,632 | 110 | 68 | 178 | 41 | 230 | 83.4 | 89 |
1917 | 1,348 | 112 | 83 | 196 | 48 | 239 | 103.6 | 104 |
1918 | 1,234 | 112 | 86.6 | 225 | 36 | 155 | 100 | 108 |
1919 | 1,383 | 99 | 71.5 | 217 | 41 | 188 | 87.5 | 85 |
1920 | 2,047 | 123 | 60 | 219 | 41 | 200 | 73.6 | 76 |
1921 | 1,729 | 117 | 67.7 | 190 | 37 | 194 | 80.2 | 80 |
1922 | 1,703 | 84 | 49.3 | 199 | 20 | 100 | 54.6 | 74 |
1923 | 1,582 | 68 | 42.9 | 176 | 15 | 85.7 | 47.2 | 60 |
1924 | 1,489 | 82 | 55.0 | 138 | 14 | 101.4 | 59.0 | 69 |
1925 | 1,418 | 88 | 62.0 | 117 | 18 | 153.8 | 69.0 | 67 |
Five yearly average rate per 1,000 births.
Legitimate 55.38
Illegitimate 126.98
Total Westminster rate 62.0
Total London rate 70.0
In Table XI are shown the legitimate and illegitimate births and deaths
of infants under one year as they occurred in the three districts of the
City. The corresponding death-rates are shown and the data from the
two previous years are given for comparison.