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City of Westminster 1933

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

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1,670 deaths were registered in the City during 1933. After
deducting 931 deaths of non-citizens in public institutions, etc., in
the City, and adding those of 837 citizens who died in other districts,
the corrected total is 1,573, as compared with 1,557 in 1932, and is
equivalent to an annual rate of 12.4 per 1,000 persons compared
with 12.3 last year.
The London death-rate for 1933 was 12.2 and for England and
Wales, 12.3.

The number of deaths and the death-rates per 1,000 for the past fifteen years are shown below:—

Table V. (From 1919 to 1933.)

Year.Number of Deaths.Westminster Rate.London Rate.
19191,81914.213.4
19201,60010.912.4
1921,62311.512.4
19221,79612.913.4
19231,49310.611.2
19241,09511.812.1
19251,72812.311.7
19261,00811.611.6
19271,68212.311.9
19281,49711 .511.6
19291,87514.813.8
19301,478*12.211.4
19311,60913.912.4
19321,55712.312.3
19331,57312.412.2

* Corrected rate.
The deaths of males were 878, females 695.

Table VI.

This table shows the total deaths distributed among age periods:—

1933.Under 1 year1 to 2 years2 to 5 years5 to 15 years15 to 25 years25 to 45 years45 to 65 years65 and overTotal.
M.494782289331368878
F.266941668192374695
1922104263241622115847361,796
192383161319461714636821,493
192496323941461845577001,695
1925106285225651984967881,728
192696282024501855096961,608
192796132024421795337751.682
19288O141031511644666811,497
1929105281820431676208741,875
193081131321421714746631,478
193191181117591664S17661,609
193276141216531814477581,557
193375101612381575237421,573