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City of Westminster 1926
[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, 1926 (Registrar-General's Estimate)— 141,800.
„ „ „ Civilian— 138,400.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1921)— 25,321.
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers (1921)— 33,946.
Rateable value— £9,216,000 (March, 1927).
Sum represented by a penny rate— £36,480.
2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births— | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 723 | 726 | 1,449 | 11.3 |
| Illegitimate | 74 | 83 | 157 | |
| Totals | 797 | 809 | 1,606 |
Death s— 1,608. Death-rate— 11.6.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
Puerperal fever, 2.
From other causes, 4.
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births— 59.7.
Legitimate rate, 52.4; Illegitimate rate, 127.3.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)— 24.
„ „ diphtheria— 9.
„ ,, whooping cough (all ages)— 2.
„ „ scarlet fever— 0.
„ ,, diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)— 15.
„ „ typhoid fever— 2.
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.