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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
| 1971 | 1970 (where applicable) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area (acres) | 5,334 | |
| Population (Registrar General's Estimate, mid-year 1971) | 237,250 | 234,340 |
| Population, Census, 1971 | 234,130 | |
| Domestic rateable hereditaments | 87,649 | 86,806 |
| Rateable Value (at 1st April, 1971) | £112,416,973 | £111,473,747 |
BIRTHS
| Westminster | Greater London | England & Wales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | 1971 | 1970 | |
| Total live births | 2,621 | 2,765 | ||||
| Total live births — males | 1,336 | 1,415 | ||||
| Total live births — females | 1,285 | 1,350 | ||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population (Area Comparability Factor — Births: 0.74) | 11.05 | 11.79 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Birth rate (adjusted) | 8.17 | 8.72 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Total stillbirths | 29 | 25 | ||||
| (legitimate — males 18; females 6; illegitimate — males 4; females 1) | ||||||
| Rate of stillbirths per 1,000 (live & still) births | 10.94 | 8.96 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| Total live and still births | 2,650 | 2,790 | ||||
| Total illegitimate live births | 451 | 482 | ||||
| Total illegitimate live births — males | 219 | 257 | ||||
| Total illegitimate live births — females | 232 | 225 | ||||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 17.21 | 17.43 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Premature births notified — live | 164 | 203 | ||||
| Premature births notified — still | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Total premature births notified | 183 | 221 | ||||
| DEATHS | ||||||
| Total number of deaths registered | 2,822 | 2,806 | ||||
| Total number of deaths registered — males | 1,461 | 1,414 | ||||
| Total number of deaths registered — females | 1,361 | 1,392 | ||||
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population (Area Comparability Factor — Deaths: 1.04) | 11.89 | 11.97 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| Death rate (adjusted) | 12.36 | 12.45 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY | ||||||
| Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion | 1 | — | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 0.38 | — | 0.12 | *0.17 | *0.17 | 0.18 |
| *(Based on less than 100 occurrences & excluding deaths due to abortion) | ||||||