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City of Westminster 1931

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

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Table XVIII.

Nett deaths in the above area during the year:—

Males.Females.Total.
Legitimate infants6814
Illegitimate infants123

Table XIX.

Deaths of infants with no known address, or found in streets, parks, dec.:—

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.I Weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Your.
Debility-11
Want of attention333
3---31---4

Table XX.

Deaths of children unknown :—

Males.Females.Total.
Legitimate
Illegitimate224

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, 1931 Census.Total Births, 1931.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total Infant Deaths, 1931.Legitimate.Illegitimate.1931—Infant death rate per 1,000 births.
Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
Conduit2,0862_2_
Grosvenor13,31878651322153.825.6
Pall Mall2,8721091
Regent4,047161622125.0125.0
Gt.Marlborough3,33120182
St. Anne5,40548453871155.5333.3160.6
Covent Garden6,655545044480.074.0
Charing Cross3,210108211125.0100.0
Strand2,05244
Victoria36,955492424684132975.4132.383.3
K. St. George.11,445857872226.623.5
Hamlet6,4611183
St. Margaret8,07130255-—
St. John23,071350317332726182.030.377.1
Homeless1144
Total129,5791,2111,06314891741769.6114.875.1