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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 1954
[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, 1954) | 98,870 |
| Number of inhabited houses (Census, 1951) | 27,349 |
| Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1954).. ... | £11,253,026 |
Births.
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,016 | 529 | 487 |
| Illegitimate | 120 | 66 | 54 |
| 1,136 | 595 | 541 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 11.4
(Rate for England and Wales, 15.2)
Number of stillbirths (males, 16 ; females, 7) 23
Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births 19.8
Deaths.
| Net deaths (males, 496; females, 425) | 921 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population (Rate for England and Wales, 11.3) | 9-3 |
| Deaths from puerperal causes | 1 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 0-8 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 11 ; females, 20) | 31 |
| Death-rate of infants under 1 year— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 27-2 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 21-6 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 75 |
| Deaths (all ages) from measles | Nil |
| ,, ,, whooping cough | Nil |
| „ ,, gastritis, diarrhoea and enteritis | 5 |
| „ „ cancer | 183 |