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Southwark 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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7
BIRTHS.
The number of Births registered in the Borough during 1902, was
6,897, of which 3,495 were males, and 3,402 females. This represents a
birth-rate of 33.3 per 1.000 inhabitants.
Births and Birth-rates for each quarter of 1902 for the three divisions of the Borough as formerly existed:—
| Quarter ending. | St. Mary, Newington. | St. George the Martyr. | St. Saviour and Christchurch. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | Rate. | M. | F. | Total | Rate. | M. | F. | Total | Rate. | |
| March | 531 | 540 | 1071 | 35.0 | 247 | 257 | 504 | 32.9 | 85 | 88 | 173 | 29.0 |
| June | 493 | 494 | 987 | 32.3 | 240 | 203 | 443 | 28.9 | 90 | 90 | 180 | 30.0 |
| September | 561 | 503 | 1064 | 34.8 | 268 | 250 | 518 | 33.8 | 79 | 88 | 167 | 28.5 |
| December | 545 | 540 | 1085 | 35.5 | 277 | 262 | 539 | 35.2 | 79 | 87 | 166 | 28.3 |
| Totals | 2130 | 2077 | 4207 | 34.4 | 1032 | 972 | 2004 | 32.7 | 333 | 353 | 686 | 29.3 |
| Newington. | St. George. | St. Saviour. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 36.2 | 35.9 | 31.7 |
| 1892 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 31.4 |
| 1893 | 36.9 | 36.3 | 29.1 |
| 1894 | 35.4 | 34.6 | 28.9 |
| 1895 | 35.4 | 36.5 | 32.4 |
| 1896 | 35.2 | 36.9 | 30.9 |
| 1897 | 34.7 | 35.1 | 30.9 |
| 1898 | 33.8 | 35.5 | 30.2 |
| 1899 | 33.6 | 35.2 | 28.7 |
| 1900 | 33.3 | 34.6 | 29.8 |
| 1901 | 33.8 | 33.6 | 30.0 |
The birth-rate during the twelve years since 1891 has declined
in Newington 7 per cent., in St. George's 8 per cent., and in St. Saviour
and Christchurch 9 per cent.