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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XI.—Infantile Mortality since 1911.
| 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. | |||
| 1911 | 2,195 | 210 | 95 | 166 | 25 | 198 | 103 | 129 |
| 1912 | 2,194 | 168 | 76 | 155 | 33 | 174 | 83 | 91 |
| 1913 | 2,057 | 184 | 89 | 176 | 27 | 164 | 95 | 105 |
| 1914 | 1,995 | 147 | 73 | 162 | 29 | 148 | 79 | 104 |
| 1915 | 1,798 | 141 | 78 | 181 | 24 | 225 | 92 | 112 |
| 1916 | 1,632 | 110 | 68 | 178 | 41 | 230 | 83.4 | 89 |
| 1917 | 1,348 | 112 | 83 | 196 | 41 | 239 | 103.6 | 104 |
| 1918 | 1,234 | 112 | 86.6 | 225 | 48 | 155 | 100 | 108 |
| 1919 | 1,383 | 99 | 71.5 | 217 | 36 | 188 | 87.5 | 85 |
| 1920 | 2,047 | 123 | 60 | 219 | 41 | 200 | 73.6 | 76 |
| 1921 | 1,729 | 117 | 67.7 | 190 | 44 | 194 | 80.2 | 80 |
| 1022 | 1,703 | 84 | 49.3 | 199 | 37 | 100 | 54.6 | 74 |
| 1023 | 1,582 | 68 | 42.9 | 176 | 20 | 85.7 | 47.2 | 60 |
| 1924 | 1,489 | 82 | 55.0 | 138 | 15 | 101.4 | 59.0 | 69 |
| 1925 | 1,418 | 88 | 62.0 | 117 | 14 | 153.8 | 690 | 67 |
| 1926 | 1,449 | 76 | 52.4 | 157 | 18 | 127.3 | 59.7 | 64 |
| 1927 | 1,255 | 81 | 64.5 | 144 | 20 | 104.1 | 68.6 | 59 |
| 1928 | 1,220 | 65 | 53.2 | 150 | 15 | 100.0 | 58.39 | 67 |
| 1929 | 1,190 | 83 | 67.7 | 167 | 15 | 131.7 | 77.37 | 70 |
| 1930 | 1,202 | 52 | 43.2 | 166 | 22 | 174.6 | 59.21 | 59 |
| 1031 | 1,063 | 74 | 69.6 | 148 | 29 | 114.8 | 75.1 | 65 |
| 1932 | 1,020 | 50 | 49.0 | 132 | 17 | 196.9 | 65.9 | 66 |
| 1933 | 970 | 54 | 55.6 | 129 | 26 | 162.7 | 68 | 59 |
| 1934 | 1,015 | 56 | 55.1 | 151 | 21 | 139 | 66 | 67 |
| 1935 | 913 | 54 | 59.1 | 129 | 21 | 162.7 | 72 | 58 |
| 1936 | 930 | 56 | 60 | 133 | 14 | 105.2 | 65.8 | 66 |
| 1937 | 883 | 43 | 48.6 | 138 | 17 | 123.1 | 58.7 | 60 |
| 1938 | 900 | 41 | 45.5 | 138 | 16 | 115.9 | 54.9 | 57 |
Table XII shows the causes of death of children who died under one
year of age. Figures under the same grouped causes are given from 1931
onwards, showing the proportion per 1,000 births applicable under each
heading:—
Table XII.-Infantile Mortality-Causes.
| - | 1931. | 1932 | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | - | - | 27 | - | - | 0.94 | - | - |
| Measles | - | 0.86 | - | 0.85 | - | 0.94 | - | 0.96 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.82 | 0.86 | 1.8 | - | 1.9 | - | 0.97 | - |
| Bronchitis and pneumonia | 22.3 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 6.7 |
| Stomach and bowel diseases | 13.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 10.5 |
| Syphilis | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.71 | - | - | 0.97 | - |
| Congenital malforma tions, debility, etc. | 6.6 | _ | 1.8 | 2.57 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 5.8 | 2.8 |
| Prematurity | 22.3 | 19.9 | 16.3 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 19.5 | 25.0 |
| Tuberculosis | - | 0.86 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Murder | - | 0.86 | - | - | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.97 | - |
| Accidents and negligence | 1.6 | 0.86 | 0.9 | 1.71 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 6.7 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.9 | - | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | 0.86 | 0.9 | 0.85 | - | - | - | - |
| Other causes | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 6.85 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.9 |