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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
| 1967 | 1966 (where applicable) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area (acres) | 5,334 | |
| Population (Registrar General's Estimate, mid-year 1967) | 258,930 | 262,720 |
| Population, Census, 1961 | 271,703 | |
| Domestic rateable hereditaments | 86,030 | 85,633 |
| Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1967) | £106,190,459 | £106,817,654 |
BIRTHS
| Live births (registered) | Total | Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| Legitimate | 2,882 | 2,973 | 1,426 | 1,523 | 1,456 | 1,450 |
| Illegitimate | 668 | 678 | 341 | 341 | 327 | 337 |
| 3,550 | 3,651 | 1,767 | 1,864 | 1,783 | 1,787 | |
| 1967 | 1966 | |||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 13.71 | 13.89 | ||||
| Area Comparability Factor—Births; 0.77 | ||||||
| Birth rate (adjusted) (Rate for England and Wales, 17.2) | 10.56 | 10.69 | ||||
| Stillbirths (legitimate—males 11; females 9; illegitimate—males 8; females 5) | 33 | 55 | ||||
| Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 9.21 | 14.84 | ||||
| Total live and stillbirths | 3,583 | 3,706 | ||||
| Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live births | 18.82 | 18.57 | ||||
| Premature births notified (live 289 (280); still 14 (21)) | 303 | 301 | ||||
DEATHS
| Net deaths (males 1,443; females 1,351) | 2,794 | 2,894 |
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.79 | 11.01 |
| Area Comparability Factor—Deaths: 1.05 | ||
| Death rate (adjusted) (Rate for England and Wales, 11.2) | 11.33 | 11.67 |
| Deaths arising from pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion | 1 | 1 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| Deaths of infants under one year (legitimate—males 28: females 24; illegitimate—males 12: females 11) | 75 | 83 |
| Death rate of infants under one year— All infants per 1,000 live births | 21.13 | 22.73 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 18.04 | 18.49 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 34.43 | 41.29 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 12.39 | 16.43 |
| Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 10.99 | 14.52 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths plus deaths under one week per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 20.09 | 29.14 |
Births
The total of live births registered during the year was 3,550 (1,767 males; 1,783 females),
giving a live birth rate of 13.71 per 1,000 of population, equivalent to a standardized rate of 10.56.