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City of Westminster 1927
[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, 1927 (Registrar-General's Estimate)—139,300.
„ „ „ Civilian—136,500.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1921)—25,321.
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers (1921)—33,946.
Rateable value—£9,583,241 (March, 1928).
Sum represented by a penny rate—£38,000.
2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births— | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 638 | 617 | 1,255 | 10.0 |
| Illegitimate | 74 | 70 | 144 | |
| Totals | 712 | 687 | 1,399 |
Deaths—1,682. Death-rate—12.3.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
Puerperal fever, 1 1
5. 7 per 1,000 births.
From other causes 7
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—68.6.
Legitimate rate, 64.5; Illegitimate rate, 104.1.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)—0.
„ „ diphtheria—9.
„ „ whooping cough (all ages)—7.
„ „ scarlet fever—1.
„ „ diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—16.
„ „ typhoid fever—1.
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.