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City of Westminster 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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STaTISTICS social conditions
Area (acres): 2,502.7 Population (Census 1931) 129,579
Population, June 1939, (Registrar General's estimate):
for Birth Rate 123,000
„ Death Rate113,300
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931)22,536
Rateable Value, March 1940£10,950,000 (estimate)
Sum represented by 1d. rate £37,800 (estimate)
BIRTHS
| For calculation of Birth Rate | For calculation of Infant Mortality Rate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Total. | Males. | Females | Live Births. | Total. | Males. | Females |
| legitimate | 847 | 429 | 418 | Legitimate | 814 | 414 | 400 |
| legitimate | 144 | 82 | 62 | Illegitimate | 143 | 82 | 61 |
| 991 | 511 | 480 | 957 | 496 | 461 | ||
Births notified 1,127
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population: 8.0
(Rate for London: 12.3; for England & Wales: 15.0)
Number of stillbirths 33
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births: 32.2
DEATHS
Net deaths 1,221 (males 625; females 596)
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population:
Crude: 10.7; Adjusted: 11.0
(Rate for London: 11.9; for England & Vales: 12.1)
Deaths from puerperal causes Nil
Deaths of infants under 1 year 32(males 20; females 12)
Death rate of infants under 1 year -
All infants per 1,000 live births 33.4
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 25.7
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 76.9
Rate for London 48.0
Deaths from measles (all ages) Nil
" " Whooping cough (all ages) 4
" " diarrhoea (under 2 years)2
" " cancer 188
INFANT MORTALITY - Causes of Death:
| Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoea & enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Vihooping cough | 1 | 1 | – |
| Prematurity | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 | – |
| Accidents and negligence | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Broneho-pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Circulatory diseases | 1 | 1 | – |
| Ill defined diseases | 2 | 2 | – |
| 32 | 21 | 11 |