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City of Westminster 1932
[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. (Corrected figure—129,579.)
Population, June, 1932 (Registrar General's Estimate)—126,400
Number of Inhabited Houses (1931)—22,536.
Rateable value—£11,020,000 (March, 1933).
Sum represented by a penny rate— £43,160.
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year. Births—
| Males. | Females. | T otal. | Birth-rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 535 | 485 | 1,020 | 9.1 |
| Illegitimate | 70 | 62 | 132 | |
| Totals | 605 | 547 | 1,152 |
Stillbirths—32.7 per 1,000 births.
Deaths—1,557. Death-rate—12.3.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
Puerperal fever, 1 4.3 per 1,000 birth:-
From other causes, 4
Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births 65.9.
Legitimate rate, 49.0 ; Illegitimate rate, 196.9.
Number of deaths from measles (all ages)—3.
„ „ diphtheria—3.
„ „ whooping cough (all ages)—2.
„ „ scarlet fever—2.
„ „ diarrhœa (under 2 years of age)—10.
„ ,, typhoid fever—Nil.
Other particulars asked for are given in the body of the Report