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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XVIII. Nett Deaths in the year—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Illegitimate infants | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Table XIX.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Mouths. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of attention | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Murder | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Enteritis | - | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
Table XX.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | — | — | — |
| Illegitimate | — | 5 | 5 |
Table XXa. The following table shows the allocation of the nett births and infant deaths among the various Wards in the City, together with the infantile mortality rate for the Ward.
| Wards. | Population, 1921 Census. | Total Births, 1926. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Infant Deaths, 1926. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | 1926—Infant death rate per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | ||||||||
| Conduit | 3,456 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 200.0 | - | 166.6 |
| Grosvenor | 13,880 | 111 | 97 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30.9 | 71.4 | 36.0 |
| Pall Mall | 3,572 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76.9 | - | 55.5 |
| Regent | 6,878 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24.3 | 200.0 | 43.4 |
| Gt. Marlborough | 3,194 | 25 | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80.0 | — | 80.0 |
| St. Anne | 6,699 | 100 | 90 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 66.6 | 100.0 | 70.0 |
| Covent Garden | 7,064 | 70 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30.7 | - | 28.5 |
| Charing Cross | 4,650 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | — | 200.0 | 90.9 |
| Strand | 2,116 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 222.2 | 153.8 |
| Victoria | 37,396 | 603 | 539 | 64 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 68.6 | 78.1 | 69.6 |
| K. St. George | 12,563 | 134 | 120 | 14 | 2 | 2 | - | 16.6 | - | 14.9 |
| Hamlet | 6,687 | 38 | 37 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Margaret | 9,261 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 93.0 | — | 83.3 |
| St. John | 24,162 | 383 | 364 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 46.7 | 210.5 | 54.8 |
| Homeless | — | — | — | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | - | — |
| Total | 141,578 | 1,606 | 1,449 | 157 | 96 | 76 | 20 | 52.4 | 127.3 | 59.7 |