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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
| 1970 | 1969 (Where applicable) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area (acres) | 5,334 | |
| Population (Registrar General's Estimate, mid-year 1970) | 234,430 | 240,360 |
| Population, Census, 1961 | 271,703 | |
| Domestic rateable hereditaments | 86,806 | 86,582 |
| Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1970) | £111,473,747 | £109,689,288 |
BIRTHS
| Live Births (registered)— | Total | Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1969 | 1970 | 1969 | 1970 | 1969 | |
| Legitimate | 2,283 | 2,388 | 1,158 | 1,226 | 1,125 | 1,162 |
| Illegitimate | 482 | 511 | 257 | 254 | 225 | 257 |
| 2,765 | 2,899 | 1,415 | 1,480 | 1,350 | 1,419 | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population Area Comparability Factor—Births: 0.74 | 11.79 | 12.06 | ||||
| Birth rate (adjusted) (Rate for England and Wales, 16.0) | 8.72 | 8.92 | ||||
| Stillbirths (legitimate—males 10; females 8; illegitimate—males 4; females 3) | 25 | 39 | ||||
| Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 8.96 | 13.27 | ||||
| Total live and stillbirths | 2,790 | 2,938 | ||||
| Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births | 17.43 | 17.63 | ||||
| Premature births notified (live 203 (219); still 18 (19)) | 221 | 238 | ||||
DEATHS
| Net deaths (males 1,414; females 1,392) | 2,806 | 2,998 |
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 11.97 | 12.47 |
| Area Comparability Factor—Deaths: 1.04 | ||
| Death rate (adjusted) (Rate for England and Wales, 11.7) | 12.45 | 13.09 |
| Deaths arising from pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion | Nil | 2 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | — | 0.68 |
| Deaths of infants under one year (legitimate—males 21; females 24; | ||
| illegitimate—males 11; females 2) | 58 | 65 |
| Death rate of infants under one year— | ||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 20.98 | 22.42 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19.71 | 18.84 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 26.97 | 39.14 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 15.91 | 18.28 |
| Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 14.47 | 16.56 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths plus deaths under one week per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 23.30 | 29.61 |