London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Births, Infant Deaths and Mortality Rates
| Year. | All Infants. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Births. | Deaths. | Mortality Rate. | Births. | Deaths. | Mortality Rate. | Births. | Deaths. | Mortality Rate. | |
| 1963 | 1,089 | 25 | 22.95 | 929 | 21 | 22.60 | 160 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 1962 | 1,061 | 26 | 24.50 | 894 | 20 | 22.37 | 167 | 6 | 35.93 |
| 1961 | 1,011 | 23 | 22.74 | 888 | 17 | 19.14 | 123 | 6 | 48.78 |
| 1960 | 1,007 | 16 | 15.88 | 892 | 13 | 14.57 | 115 | 3 | 26.08 |
| 1959 | 956 | 19 | 19.87 | 854 | 18 | 21.07 | 102 | 1 | 9.80 |
| 1958 | 1,032 | 19 | 18.41 | 919 | 17 | 18.49 | 113 | 2 | 17.69 |
| 1957 | 1,056 | 23 | 21.78 | 949 | 16 | 16.85 | 107 | 7 | 65.42 |
| 1956 | 1,135 | 26 | 22.90 | 1,024 | 19 | 18.55 | 111 | 7 | 63.06 |
| 1955 | 1,083 | 29 | 26.70 | 959 | 24 | 25.02 | 124 | 5 | 40.30 |
| 1954 | 1,136 | 31 | 27.20 | 1,016 | 22 | 21.60 | 120 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 1953 | 1,223 | 32 | 26.16 | 1,080 | 24 | 22.22 | 143 | 8 | 55.94 |
| 1952 | 1,243 | 31 | 24.93 | 1,107 | 23 | 20.77 | 136 | 8 | 58.82 |
| 1951 | 1,235 | 42 | 34.00 | 1,110 | 35 | 31.53 | 125 | 7 | 56.00 |
| 1950 | 1,251 | 44 | 35.17 | 1,117 | 37 | 33.12 | 134 | 7 | 52.20 |
| 1949 | 1,246 | 42 | 33.70 | 1,110 | 38 | 33.30 | 136 | 4 | 36.80 |
| 1948 | 1,390 | 53 | 38.10 | 1,227 | 42 | 34.20 | 163 | 11 | 67.50 |
| 1947 | 1,594 | 53 | 33.20 | 1,427 | 42 | 29.40 | 167 | 11 | 65.90 |
| 1946 | 1,361 | 55 | 40.40 | 1,143 | 35 | 30.60 | 218 | 20 | 91.70 |
| 1945 | 936 | 67 | 71.50 | 728 | 41 | 60.40 | 208 | 26 | 110.60 |
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