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City of Westminster 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Deaths.
1,661 deaths were registered in the City in the 52 weeks of 1928.
After deducting 992 deaths of non-citizens in public institutions, etc , in
the City, and adding those of 828 citizens who died in other districts,
the corrected total is 1,197, as compared with 1,082 in 1927, and is
equivalent to an annual rate of 11.5 per 1,000 persons (civilian
population), compared with 12*3 last year.
The London death-rate for 1928 was 11-6 (civilians only), for England
and Wales 11-7. These rates are a little lower than in 1927 for the
country as a whole. The number of deaths and the death-rates per
1,000 for the past fifteen years arc shown below :—

Table V. (From 1913 to 1927.)

Year.Number of Deaths.Westminster Rate.London Rate.
18132,03012.714.2
19141,94612.714.4
19152,13815.716.1
19161,82713.714.3
19171,89615.5150
19182,06216*318.9
19191,81914.213.4
19201,60010.912.4
19211,62311.512.4
19221,79612 913.4
19231,49310.611.2
19241,69511.812.1
19251,72812.311.7
19261,60811.6116
19271,68212.311.9
19281,49711.511.6

The deaths of males were 787, females 710.

Table VI. This table shows the total deaths distributed among age periods:—

1927.Under 1 year1 to 2 years2 to 5 years5 to 15 years15 to 25 years25 to 45 years45 to 65 years65 and up. yearsTotal.
M47116182487278316787
F3334132777188365710
1920167is2127532225175751,600
19211542s3235562044996151,623
1922104263241022115847361,796
192383161319461714036821,493
192496323941461845577001,695
1925106282225651984967881,728
192696282024501855096961,608
192796132024421796337751,682
192880141031511644666811.497

The causes of death are set out in Table IV. There was an increase
among the males of deaths from the following causes:—Diphtheria, enteric,
diabetes, meningitis, pneumonia, respiratory, alcoholism and cystitis.
Among the females the causes showing an increase were circulatory