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City of Westminster 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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STATICTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS

Area (acres): 2,502.7 Population (Registrar General's Estimate 1915)72,850
Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931)22,536
Rateable value, March 1946.£9,750,000

BIRTHS

Live BirthsTotalMalesFemales
Legitimate728399329
Illegitimate208102106
936501435

Births notified 976
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 12.3
Rate for London: 15.7; for England & Vales: l6.1
Number of Stillbirths 21
Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live & .still) births 21.9
The birth rate for 1945 has,risen substantially. In 1935 it was 8.3.
While the Registrar General's estimate of population for 1935 was 124,400, his
figure for 1945 is only 72,850. These comparisons indicate that for the time
being; the population has become remarkably more fertile.
DEATHS "
Net deaths 1,046 (miles 571; females 475)
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population: 14.3
(Rate for London: '13.8;- for England & Wales: 11.4)
Deaths from puerperal causes 1
(Rate per 1,000 total (live & still births) 0.95)
Deaths of infants under 1 year 67 males 38; females 29)
Death rate of infants under 1 year:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 71.5
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 60.4
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 110.6
Rate for London 53
Deaths from measles (all'ages)
" " whooping cough 2
" " diarrhoea 7
" " cancer 186

INFANT MORTALITY - Causes of Death

TotalLegitimateIllegitimate
Diarrhoea & Enteritis1165
Congenital malformation, Prematurity and other neo-natal causes29227
Want of attention6-6
Broncho-pneumonia1064
Accident---
Other causes954
Syphilis---
Whooping cough22
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INFANT MORTALITY - Causes of Death
TotalLegitimateIllegitimate
Diarrhoea & Enteritis1165
Congenital malformation, Prematurity and other neo-natal causes29227
Want of attention6-6
Broncho-pneumonia1064
Accident---
Other causes954
Syphilis---
Whooping cough22
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