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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1933
[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 1031)—129,579. (Corrected figure).
Population, June. 1933 (Registrar General's Estimate)—126,300.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1931)—22,536.
Rateable value—£11,110,000.(March, 1934).
Sum represented by a penny rate —£42,380.
Extracts from Vitat. Statistics for the Year.
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births— | |||
| Legitimate | 970 | 467 | 503 |
| Illegitimate | 129 | 58 | 71 |
Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—8-7.
Stillbirths—38. Rate per 1,000 total births—34.
Deaths—1,573. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—12.4
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Deaths.
Rate yer 1,000
total births.
Puerperal sepsis 2 1.8
Other puerperal causes 3 2.7
Total 5 4.5
Death-rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 68
Legitimate infants per 1.000 legitimate live births 55.6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 162.7
Deaths from measles (all ages) 2
„ whooping cough (all ages) 6
„ diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 11
Other particulars asked for arc given in the body of the Report.