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City of Westminster 1928
[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, 1928 (Registrar-General's Estimate)—132,700.
„ „ „ Civilian—129,700.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1921)—25,321.
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers (1921)—33,946.
Rateable value—£9,090,000 (March, 1929).
Sum represented by a penny rate—£38,760.
2.—Extracts from Vitat. Statistics for the Year. Births—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 642 | 578 | 1,220 | 10.3 |
| Illegitimate | 80 | 70 | 150 | |
| Totals | 722 | 648 | 1,370 |
Deaths—1,497. Death-rate—11.5.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
Puerperal fever, 3
From other causes. 14
12.4 per 1,000 births.
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—58.39.
Legitimate rate, 53.2 ; Illegitimate rate, 100.0.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)—5.
„ „ diphtheria—13.
„ „ whooping cough (all ages)—3.
„ „ scarlet fever—1.
„ „ diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—15.
„ „ typhoid fever—6.
Other particulars asked for are given in the body of the Report.
A list of the staff of the Public Health Department is included in
the Report.