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City of Westminster 1951
[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 (Registrar General's Estimate, mid-year, 1951) | 100,000 |
| Number of inhabited houses (Census, 1931) | 22,536 |
| Rateable Value |
Births.
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 573 | 537 | |
| Illegitimate | 125 | 71 | 54 |
| 1,235 | 644 | 591 |
Births Notified—1,217.
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 12.35 |
| (Rate for London, 17.8; for England and Wales, 15.5) Number of stillbirths (males, 9; females, 11) | |
| Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 15.93 |
Deaths.
| Net deaths (males, 624 ; females, 563) | 1,187 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population (Rate for London, 13.1; for England and Wales, 12.5 | 11.87 |
| Deaths from puerperal causes | Nil |
| (Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births) | — |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 21; females, 21) | 42 |
| Death-rate of infants under 1 year— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 34.00 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 31.53 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 56.00 |
| Rate for London for infants under 1 year | 26.4 |
| Deaths (all ages) from measles | Nil |
| ,, ,, whooping cough | 1 |
| „ ,, gastritis, diarrhoea and enteritis | 7 |
| ,, ,, cancer | 232 |