London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
| Area (acres) | 2,502.7 | ||||
| Number of inhabite d houses (Census 1931) | 22,536 | ||||
| Rateable value, March 1944 | £9,459,094 | ||||
| BIRTHS | |||||
| Live Births | Total | Males | Females | ||
| Legitimate Illegitimate | 660 168 | 340 89 | 320 79 | ||
| 828 | 429 | 399 | |||
| Births notified. | 556 | ||||
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population: 12.6
(Rate for London: 15-8; for England Sc Wales: 16.5)
Number of Stillbirths 50
Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live still) births 34.9
DEATHS
Net deaths 1087 (males 599; females 488)
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 16.6
(Rate for London: 15.0; for England & Wales: 12.1)
Deaths from puerperal causes 5 (5.8 per 1,000 births)
Deaths of infants under 1 year 64 (males 58; females 26)
Death rate of infants under 1 year:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 77.2
Legitimate.infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 60.1
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live births 113.1
Rate for London 58
Deaths from measles (all ages)
" " whooping cough (all ages)
" " diarrhoea (under 2 years)12
" 11 cancer 188
INFANT MORTALITY - Causes of Death.
| Total | Legitimate | Illegitimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoea & Enteritis | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| C ongen i ta1 ma1formation Prematurity etc | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Want of attention | 4 | - | 4 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Accident | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 3 | - |
| Other causes | 3 | 3 | - |
| Syphilis | 3 | - | 3 |
| Murder | 1 | - | 1 |
| Digestive disease | 1 | 1 | - |
| 64 | 45 | 19 |