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City of Westminster 1955
[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, 1955) 97,630
Number of inhabited houses (Census, 1951) 27,349
Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1955) £1,1,333,777
Births. Live Births (registered)—
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 959 | 475 | 484 |
| Illegitimate | 124 | 62 | 62 |
| 1,083 | 537 | 546 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 11.09
(Rate for England and Wales, 15.0)
Number of stillbirths (males, 14 ; females, 9)23
Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births 20.79
Deaths.
Net deaths (males, 514 ; females, 474) 988
Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 10.11
(Rate for England and Wales, 11.7)
Deaths from puerperal causes 2
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 1.8
Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 19 ; females, 10) 29
Death-rate of infants under 1 year—
All infants per 1,000 live births 26.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 25.02
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 40.3
Deaths (all ages) from measles Nil
,, „ whooping cough Nil
„ „ gastritis, diarrhoea and enteritis 7
„ „ cancer 211