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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 1927
[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 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Illegitimate infants | 1 | — | 1 |
Table XIX.
| CAUSES OK DF.ATH. | Under 1 Week. | I—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Death under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of attention | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | ___ | — | — | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 3 | — | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | - | 3 |
Table XX.
| Legitimate | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | |||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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, 1927. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Infant Deaths, 1927. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | 1927—Infant death rate per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | ||||||||
| Conduit Grosvenor | 3,456 13,880 | 4 76 | 3 69 | 1 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 57.9 | 142.8 | 65.7 |
| Pall Mall | 3,572 | 12 | 8 | 4 | _ | _ | — | — | — | — |
| Regent | 6,878 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 37.0 | — | 32.2 |
| Gt. Marlborough | 3,194 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 55.5 | — | 52.6 |
| St. Anne | 6,699 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 86.2 | — | 76.9 |
| Covent Garden | 7,064 | 71 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 70.4 | |
| Charing Cross | 4,650 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Strand | 2,116 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victoria | 37,396 | 524 | 467 | 57 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 77.0 | 140.3 | 83.9 |
| K. St. George | 12,563 | 145 | 136 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22.0 | 111 .1 | 27.5 |
| Hamlet | 6,687 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 230.7 | 125.0 | 205.8 |
| St. Margaret | 9,261 | 45 | 39 | 6 | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. John | 24,162 | 353 | 332 | 21 | 21 | 20 | I | 60.2 | 47.6 | 59.4 |
| Homeless | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1000.0 | 1000 .0 |
| Total | 141,578 | 1,399 | 1,255 | 144 | 96 | 81 | 15 | 64.5 | 104.1 | 68..6 |