Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Males. | Females. | T otal. | Birth-rate. |
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Wards. | Census 1911. | Census, 1921. | Census, 1931. | Decrease on 1921 Census. | Percentage Reduction on 1921 Census. |
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Age. | City of Westminster. | Administrative County of of London. | ||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
City of Westminster. | Administrative County of London. | |||
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Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
Habitation. | Persons. | Percentage. |
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Wards. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Private Families. | Population in private Families. |
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Wards. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Private Families. | Population in private Families. |
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1930. Legitimate. | 1931. Legitimate. | 1932. Legitimate. |
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Births Registered. | Births Notified. | ||||||
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In Westminster. | Belong elsewhere. | Born out of Westminster. | Net. | Total. | Alive. | Stillborn. |
Number Born. | Number of Deaths under 1 year | Number remaining at end of year. |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45- | 55- | 65— | 75— |
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All Causes | M. | 830 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 55 | 108 | 148 | 227 | 164 |
F. | 746 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 55 | 87 | 116 | 166 | 205 |
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
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Corrected Deaths in tub City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wakes (at all Ages). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Causes of Death. | All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
Causes of Death. | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wabds (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Kniehtsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
Causes of Death | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
Causes of Death | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
Year. | Number of Deaths. | Westminster Rate. | London Rate. |
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1932. | Under 1 year | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 5 years | 5 to 15 years | 15 to 25 years | 25 to 45 years | 45 to 65 years | 65 and up years | Total. |
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m. | f. | Total. | m. | f. | Total. | m. | f. | Total. | m. | f. | Total | m. | f. | Total |
Total 1929. | Total 1928. | Total 1931. | . Total 1932. |
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Year. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Rate, Westminster. | Total Rate, London. | ||||
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Births. | Deaths. | Death.rate per 1,000 Births. | Births. | Deaths. | Death.rate per 1,000 Births. |
— | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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Causes of death. | Under 1 Week | 1—2 Week | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3 Months and under 6 Months. | 0 Months and under 9 .Months. | 9 Months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Week 8. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 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 One Year. |
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Males. | Females. | Total, |
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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 Monhss and under 6 Months. | 6 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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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 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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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 Months and under 9 Months. | 9 Months and under 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Wards. | Population, 1931 Census. | Total Births, 1932. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Infant Deaths, 1932. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | 1932—Infant death rate per 1,000 births. | ||
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Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. |
City or Borough. | Population. (R..G's. estimate) | Birthrate. | Death. rate. | Infant Mortality Rate. |
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1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Number of Births returned in the " Birth List Sheets " as registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1931. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1932, in Columns I, 11, IV and V of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz. : | Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1933, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by Report Book) of | Number of these Births remaining on 31st Jan., 1933, neither duly entered in the " Vaccination Register " (cols. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the " Report Book " (cols. 8, 9 and 10 of this Return). | Total number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 received during the calendar year 1932. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer, irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during the calendar year 1932. | ||||||||||||
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Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated. | Col. II. | Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received. | Col. V. Dead, Unvaecinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removal to Dis., tricts the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised. | Removal to Places unknown,or which cannot be reached; land Cases not hav. | ing been found. | |||||||||||
Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | ||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
1,599 | 993 | 10 | — | 296 | 80 | 7 | 114 | 99 | — | 1,247 | 310 | ||||||
Summary of Monthly Returns for the Year ended 31st December, 1932. | |||||||||||||||||
No. of Cases in Birth Lists received. | No. of Certificates of Vaccination reoeived. | No. of Certificates of Postponement owing to health of Child. | No. of Statutory Declarations under Section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907. | No. of Certificates of Insusceptibility. | No. of Cases. | No. of Entries in List sent to Public Vaccinators. | |||||||||||
Parents Removed out of District. | Otherwise not found. | ||||||||||||||||
1,604 | 1,247 | 38 | 310 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 287 |
Name of Public Vaccinator and District. | No. of Successful Primary Vaccinations. | No. of Successful Re.vaccinations. |
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notifiable Diseases. | At all Ages. | Cases Notified. | Cases removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | At all Ages. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At Ages—Years. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1.2. | 2.3. | 3.4. | 4.5. | 5.10. 10.15. 15.20. | 20.35. | 35.45. | 45.65. | 65 and over. | Under 1. | | 1.2. | 2.3. | 3.4. | 4.5. 5.10. | 10.15. 15.20. | 20.35. | 35.45. | 45.65. | 65 and over. |
Notifiable Diseases. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Fall Mali. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Homeless and non residents, |
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Age. | Positive. | Negative. | Not tested. | Total. |
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1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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Under 1 year. | Other ages. | Total. |
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Under 1 year. | At other ages. | Total. |
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Year. | No. of births. | No. of cases. | Deaths. |
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Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total blindness. | Deaths. | ||
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Total. | Treated. | |||||
At home. | In hospital. |
Age periods: | 15 and 30. | 30 and 40. | 40 and 50. | 50 and 60. | 60 and over. |
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Age-Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
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Age periods. | Number of notifications on Form A. | Total notifications, on Form A, including cases previously notified. | |||||||||||
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Primary notifications. | |||||||||||||
0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 and up. | Total new cases. |
1932. Age Periods. | 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 and up. | Total. |
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1932. | All Ages. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Knights-bridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | Hamlet of Knights-bridge. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Great Marlborough. | Charing Cross. | Covcnt Garden. | Strand. | St. Anne. | Homeless. | Received InstitutionalTreatment during! 1932. |
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total of all form. | |||||||
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General Population. | C.L.H. and no Address. | Total. | |||||||
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
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Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | |||
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Deaths. | Rates. | Deaths. | Rate. | Deaths. | Rates. |
1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Ebury Bridge. | Bess-borough Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | Total. |
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Name of Hospital. | City Council's Centres. | Westminster Health Society. | Totals. | ||
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Ebury Bridge. | No. 15, Bessborough Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. |
Centre. | Sessions. | First Attendance. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | No. of Individuals. |
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1932. | Ebury Bridge. | Bessboro Street. | Marshall Street. | Marsham Street. | Total. |
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1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | | 1931. | 1932. |
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St. Margaret and St. John Wards. |
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Patients. | Visits. |
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Cases. | Rate per 100 births for both classes of cases. |
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1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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1932. | Head lice. | Body lice. | Scabies. | Total. |
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1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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Year | Total. | For Inquest. | To await Burial. | Year. | Total. | For Inquest. | To await Burial. |
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Inspection of premises :— |
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1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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Work Premises. | Total Number. |
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Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
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Inspections. (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Occupiers prosecuted. (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Class. | Number. |
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Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108. | Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109 & 110. | |||||||||||||||
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Trade. | Lists received from employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending of lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (Section 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||||
Outworkers. | Outworkers. | Received from other Councils. | Sent to other Councils. | ||||||||||||||
Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. | Lists. | Contractors. | Workmen. |
- | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. |
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1932. | Figures in English Tons per Square Mile. | |||||
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Horseferry Road. | Mount Street. | Wandsworth Common. (For comparison.) | ||||
Total Solids. | Sulphur. | Total Solids. | Sulphur. | Total Solids. | Sulphur. |
City Council's Estates. | Families. |
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Families. |
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District. | Total. | Good Quality. | Fair Quality. | Poor Quality. | Adulterated. | ||||
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No. | Percent. | No. | Percent. | No. | Per cent. | No. | Per cent. |
Number. | Article of Food. | Number of samples purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Withdrawn or dismissed. | Fines. | Costs. | ||||
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£ | 8. | d. | £ | 8. | d. |
Article. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Article. | Tons. cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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