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City of Westminster 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Area (acres): 2,502.7. Population (Census 1931) 129,579
Population, 1941, (Registrar General's estimate) 63,350
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931) 22536
Rateable value, March 1942 £10,110,000 (estimate)
BIRTHS
| For calculation of Birth Rate | For calculation of Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Total | Males | Females | Live Births | Total | Males | 'emales | |
| Legitimate | 532 | 254 | 278 | Legitimate | 389 | 197 | ||
| Illegitimate | 111 | 51 | 60 | Illegitimate | 105 | 49 | 56 | |
| 643 | 305 | 338 | 494 | 241 | 253 | |||
Births_ Notified 141.
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population: 10.1
(Rate for London: 8.9; for England & Wales; 14.2)
Number of Stillbirths 23
Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 total (live & still) births 44.4
DEATHS
Net deaths 1357 (males 738, females 619)
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population:- 21.4
(Rate for London: 16.3; for England & Wales: 12.9)
Deaths from puerperal causes 2 (4.0 per 1000
births)
Deaths of infants under 1 year 37 (males l8; females 19)
Death rate of infants under 1 year:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 74.8
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 82.2
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 47.6
Rate for London 68
Deaths from measles (all ages) 1
" " whooping cough (all ages) 3
" " diarrhoea (under 2 years) 4
„ „ cancer 180
INFANT MORTALITY - Causes of Death:
| Total | Legitimate | Illegitimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injury Birth | 1 | 1 | — |
| Diarrhoea & Enteritis Congenital malformation | 4 | 4 | " |
| Prematurity etc | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 | — |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 2 | 2 | — |
| Accident | 2 | 2 | — |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | — |
| Other violent causes | 4 | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | - |
| 37 | 32 | 5 |