London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XI.
| Centre | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
| Pimlico and Bess-borough— | |||||||||
| Births | 773 | 760 | 727 | 92 | 66 | 65 | 805 | 826 | 792 |
| Deaths | 28 | 43 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 49 | 62 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 births | 36.2 | 56.5 | 71.5 | 54.3 | 91 | 153.8 | 38.0 | 59.3 | 78.2 |
| Greek Street— Births | 340 | 304 | 278 | 54 | 36 | 34 | 394 | 340 | 312 |
| Deaths | 17 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 births | 50.0 | 49.3 | 50.3 | 37.0 | 111 | 88 | 48.2 | 55.3 | 54.4 |
| Rochester Row— Births | 469 | 425 | 413 | 23 | 33 | 18 | 492 | 458 | 431 |
| Deaths | 23 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 births | 49.0 | 56.4 | 53.2 | 43.4 | 30 | 111.1 | 48.7 | 54.5 | 55.6 |
Table XII shows the causes of death of children who died under one year of age. Figures under the same grouped causes are given from 1919 onwards, with the proportion per 1,000 births applicable under each heading:— Table XII.
| 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 0.65 |
| Influenza | 5.62 | _- | - | 3.6 | - | 0.6 | 0.65 |
| Measles | 1.87 | 2.21 | - | 10 | - | 5.5 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.62 | - | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| Septic diseases | - | 0.44 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | - |
| Bronchitis and pneumonia. | 10.60 | 12.80 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 16.2 |
| Stomach and bowel complaints | 8.75 | 9.29 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| Syphilis | 5.62 | 2.64 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Congenital malformations | 3.75 | 6.19 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Prematurity | 21.2 | 5.40 | 15.5 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 16.9 |
| Neglect and injury at birth. | 7.50 | 17.07 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.65 |
| Debility from birth and atrophy, rickets, atelec | |||||||
| tasis | 11.80 | 11.48 | 11.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Tuberculosis | 2.50 | 1.76 | 1.4 | 1 .5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Other causes | 6.90 | 4.34 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 10.4 |
| 87.5 | 73.62 | 80.2 | 54.6 | 46.6 | 59.0 | 69.0 |