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City of Westminster 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Women whose homes are outside the City continue, in increasing
numbers, to avail themselves of the facilities for confinement which the
large general hospitals in the City offer. The number in 1919—mostly
women whose home address was within easy reach of the hospital,
although in some neighbouring borough—was only 98. This figure has
risen to 942 in 1932, and includes not only women from the various
metropolitan boroughs but also from the counties around London.
It will be observed from Table I that the total registered births art also less than last year. The comparative net totals are:—
| 1930. Legitimate. | 1931. Legitimate. | 1932. Legitimate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 603 | 515 | 535 |
| Females | 599 | 548 | 485 |
| Illegitimate. | Illegitimate. | Illegitimate. | |
| Males | 93 | 70 | 70 |
| Females | 73 | 78 | 62 |
| 1,368 | 1,211 | 1,152 |
Table I.
| Births Registered. | Births Notified. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Westminster. | Belong elsewhere. | Born out of Westminster. | Net. | Total. | Alive. | Stillborn. | |
| 1912 | 2,134 | 49 | 264 | 2,349 | 1,501 | 1,469 | 34 |
| 1913 | 1,992 | 35 | 276 | 2,233 | 1,462 | 1,424 | 38 |
| 1914 | 1,860 | 15 | 312 | 2,157 | 1,386 | 1,347 | 39 |
| 1915 | 1,721 | 71 | 329 | 1,979 | 1,292 | 1,250 | 42 |
| 1916 | 1,643 | 175 | 342 | 1,810 | 1,330 | 1,288 | 42 |
| 1917 | 1,325 | 159 | 378 | 1,544 | 1,020 | 985 | 35 |
| 1918 | 1,138 | 146 | 458 | 1,459 | 911 | 888 | 23 |
| 1919 | 1,210 | 98 | 480 | 1,592 | 1,004 | 977 | 27 |
| 1920 | 1,731 | 89 | 618 | 2,260 | 1,327 | 1,289 | 38 |
| 1921 | 1,418 | 78 | 579 | 1,919 | 1,049 | 1,032 | 17 |
| 1922 | 1,347 | 81 | 629 | 1,895 | 1,046 | 1,020 | 26 |
| 1923 | 1,361 | 194 | 585 | 1,752 | 1,045 | 1,016 | 29 |
| 1924 | 1,447 | 344 | 521 | 1,624 | 1,250 | 1,214 | 36 |
| 1925 | 1,519 | 481 | 497 | 1,535 | 1,435 | 1,385 | 50 |
| 1926 | 1,535 | 500 | 571 | 1,606 | 1,402 | 1,355 | 47 |
| 1927 | 1,375 | 552 (20) | 576 | 1,399 | 1,205 | 1,169 | 36 |
| 1928 | 1,471 | 643 (23) | 542 | 1,370 | 1,404 | 1,362 | 42 |
| 1929 | 1,577 | 758 (7) | 538 | 1,357 | 1,532 | 1,474 | 58 |
| 1930 | 1,689 | 859 (16) | 538 | 1,368 | 1,653 | 1,597 | 56 |
| 1931 | 1,640 | 942 (21) | 513 | 1,211 | 1,589 | 1,536 | 53 |
| 1932 | 1,608 | 954 (12) | 498 | 1,152 | 1,594 | 1,538 | 56 |