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City of Westminster 1949

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

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Table: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

Area (acres)2,502.7
Population (Registrar General's Estimate, mid-year, 1949)102,160
„ „ „ at 31st December, 1949102.800
Number of inhabited houses (Census, 1931)22.536
Rateable Value, March, 1950£10,699.200

Table: Births.

Births.

Live Births (registered)-Total.Males.Females
Legitimate1,110567543
Illegitimate1367660
1,246643603

Table: Births Notified-1,246.

Births Notified-1,246.

Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population (Rate for London, 18.5; for England and Wales, 16.7)12.2
Number of stillbirths (males, 18; females, 6)24
Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births18.9

Table: Deaths.

Deaths.

Net deaths (males, 563 ; females, 550)1,113
Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population (Rate for London, 12.2; for England and Wales, 11.7)10.9
Deaths from puerperal causes2
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births1.6
Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 20; females, 22)42
Death-rate of infants under 1 year:—
All infants per 1,000 live births33.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births33.3
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births36.8
Rate for London for infants under 1 year29
Deaths (all ages) from measles—
„ ,, whooping cough ...1
„ ,, diarrhoea and enteritis5
„ „ cancer218