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City of Westminster 1959
[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, 1959) | 94,640 |
| Number of inhabited houses (Census, 1951) | 27,349 |
| Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1959) | £20,529,639 |
BIRTHS
Live Births (registered)—
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 854 | 453 | 401 |
| Illegitimate | 102 | 54 | 48 |
| 956 | 507 | 449 | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population (Rate for England and Wales, 16.5) | 10.10 | ||
| Number of stillbirths (males, 10; females, 9) | 19 | ||
| Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 19.48 | ||
| Total live and still births | 975 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live births | 10.66 | ||
DEATHS
| Net deaths (males, 552; females, 460) | 1,012 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.69 |
| (Rate for England and Wales, 11.6) | |
| Deaths from causes associated with child bearing | 1 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 1 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 13; females, 6) | 19 |
| Death-rate of infants under 1 year— All infants per 1,000 live births | 19.87 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 21.07 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 9.80 |
| Neonatal mortality | 13.59 |
| Deaths (all ages) from measles | Nil |
| „ „ whooping cough | Nil |
| „ ,, gastritis, diarrhoea and enteritis | 7 |
| ,, „ cancer | 227 |