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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XVIII. Xett deaths in the above area during the year :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate infants | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Illegitimate infants | 4 | 2 | 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 Months. | 6 Mont hs and uuder 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Want of attention | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other causes | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 |
Table XX. Deaths of children unknown :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1 | – | 1 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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, 1920. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Infant Deaths, 1929. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | 1929—Infant death rate per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | ||||||||
| Conduit | 3,456 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Grosvenor | 13,880 | 78 | 60 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 | 111.1 | 64.1 |
| Pall Mall | 3,572 | 14 | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Regent | 6,878 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | 93.7 | – | 76.9 |
| Gt.Marlborough | 3,194 | 16 | 15 | i | 3 | 2 | 1 | 133.3 | 1000.0 | 187.5 |
| St. Anne | 6,699 | 71 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | 30.7 | – | 28.1 |
| Covent Garden | 7,064 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34.4 | 250.0 | 48.3 |
| Charing Cross | 4,650 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222.2 | 500.0 | 272.7 |
| Strand | 2,116 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 333.3 |
| Victoria | 37,396 | 499 | 425 | 74 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 75.2 | 135.1 | 84.1 |
| K. St. George | 12,563 | 104 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 2 | – | 21.2 | – | 19.2 |
| Hamlet | 6,687 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 105.2 | 400.0 | 166.6 |
| St. Margaret | 9,261 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 22.7 | – | 21.2 |
| St. John | 24,102 | 387 | 355 | 32 | 31 | 31 | – | 87.3 | – | 80.1 |
| Homeless | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Total | 141,578 | 1,357 | 1,190 | 167 | 105 | 83 | 22 | 69.7 | 131.7 | 77.37 |