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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 1936

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

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Table:

Births Registered.Births Notified.
In Westminster.Belong elsewhere.Born out of Westminster.Net.Total.Alive.Stillborn.
19161,6431753421,8101,3301,28842
19171,3251593781,5441,02098535
19181,1381464581,45091188823
19191,210984801,5921,00497727
19201,731896182,2601,3271,28938
19211,418785791,9191,0491,03217
19221,347816291,8951,0461,02026
19231,3611945851,7521,0451,01629
19241,4473445211,6241,2501,21436
19251,5194814971,5351,4351,38550
19261,5355005711,6061,4021,35547
19271,375552 (20)5761,3991,2051,16936
19281,471643 (23)5421,3701,4041,36242
19291,577758 (7)5381,3571,5321,47458
19301,689859 (16)5381,3681,6531,59756
19311,640942 (21)5131,2111,5891,53653
19321,608954 (12)4981,1521,5941,53856
19331,610977 (15)4661,0991,6151,55956
19341,609969 (3)5261,1661,5671,51651
19351,527944 (7)4591,0421,5371,48849
19361,563970 (3)4701,0631,5511,49952

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The numbers in brackets are registrations under the Legitimacy Act, and cannot be
classified as births.
The numbers of registered and notified births show a slight increase over
the figures for 1935, but on the other hand, the number of deaths is greater
so that the gap between the deaths in the City as compared with the
births is greater than in 1935. This gap has been gradually increasing
from 1924 when the deaths exceeded the births by 71 to the present
year, when the excess is 414. Whilst the birth rate is considerably below
that for London and the Country, the death rate, although overlapping
the births, is below the rate for London and that of the country.

Table: Table III.— Distribution of Legitimate and Illegitimate Births. The legitimate and illegitimate births are distributed as follows :—

Table III.— Distribution of Legitimate and Illegitimate Births. The legitimate and illegitimate births are distributed as follows :—

Legitimate.
Males716 - 442 + 186 = 460
Females....683 - 412 + 199 = 470
1,399 - 854 + 385 = 930
Illegitimate.
Males79 - 54 + 51 = 76
Females85 - 62 + 34 = 57
164 - 116 + 85 = 133