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City of Westminster 1937

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Table XII shows the deaths as they occurred during the four quarters of the last four years :—Table XII.—Infantile Mortality.

Total 1934.Total 1935.Total 1936.Total 1937.
1st Quarter30262217
2nd „18181714
3rd „11141913
1th18171216
77757060

Table XIII shows the births and deaths of infants, legitimate and
illegitimate, since 1910 onwards, with the corresponding infantile
mortality rates for Westminster and for London.

Table XIII.—Infantile Mortality since 1910.

Year.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total Bate, Westminster.Total Rate, London.
Births.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 Births.Births.Deaths.Death-rate per 1,000 Births.
19102,399189781832612982103
19112,1952109516625198103129
19122,19416876155331748391
19132,057184891762716495105
19141,995147731622914879104
19151,798141781812422592112
19161,632110681784123083.489
19171,3481128319641239103.6104
19181,23411286.622548155100108
19191,383997152173618887.585
19202,047123602194120073.676
19211,72911767.71904419480.280
10221,7038449.31993710054.674
19231,5826842.91762085.747.260
19241,4898255.013815101.459.069
19251,4188862.011714153.869067
19261,4497652.415718127.359.764
19271,2558164.514420104.168.659
19281,2206553.215015100.058.3967
19291,1908367.716715131.777.3770
19301,2025243.216622174.659.2159
19311,0637469.614829114.875.165
19321,0205049.013217196.965.966
19339705455.612926162.76859
19341,01556551.151211396667
19359135459.112921162.77258
1936930566013314105.265.866
19378834348.613817123.158.760