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City of Westminster 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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SUMMARY OF PARTICULARS REQUIRED BY THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (acres)—2,502.7.
Population (Census 1931)—129,535.
Population, June, 1930 (Registrar General's Estimate)—123,800.
—120,500 (Civilian).
„ 1931 „ „ „ —119,000.
,, „ „ —115,600 (Civilian).
Number of Inhabited Houses (1931)—22,536.
Rateable value— £10,850,000 (March, 1932).
Sum represented by a penny rate—£43,170.
Revised death rate 1930—12.2
Revised birth rate 1930—11.0
Extracts from Vital, Statistics for the Year. Births—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 515 | 548 | 1,063 | 10.17 |
| Illegitimate | 70 | 78 | 148 | |
| Totals | 585 | 626 | 1,211 |
Stillbirths—44.5 per 1,000 births.
Deaths—1,609. Death-rate—13.9.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :—
Puerperal fever, 4
From other causes, 6
8.2 per 1,000 births.
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births -75.1.
Legitimate rate, 69.6 ; Illegitimate rate, 114.8.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)—Nil.
„ ,, diphtheria—5.
,, ,, whooping cough (all ages)—4.
„ „ scarlet fever—Nil.
,, „ diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—16.
„ ,, typhoid fever—2.
Other particulars asked for are given in the body of the Report.