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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
London County Council 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| London. | England. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| 1851-60 | 2.77 | 11.95 | 5.70 | 17.99 |
| 1861-70 | 3.56 | 14.56 | 6.82 | 20.37 |
| 1871-80 | 4.71 | 16.90 | 7.96 | 22.03 |
| 1881-90 | 5.53 | 18.91 | 6.81 | 20.75 |
| 1891 | 4.86 | 17.45 | 5.90 | 19.01 |
| 1892 | 5.15 | 17.67 | 5.87 | 18.76 |
| 1893 | 4.75 | 16.80 | 5.59 | 18.08 |
| 1894 | 4.68 | 16.79 | 5.46 | 18.06 |
| 1895 | 4.37 | 15.85 | 5.20 | 17.42 |
In previous annual reports tables are published showing the number of minors married in each
of the registration districts of London in the years 1885-95. The following table gives similar information
for the year 1896—
| Registration districts. | Men. | Women. | Registration districts. | Men. | Women. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 29 | 119 | Bethnal.green | 145 | 362 |
| Kensington | 79 | 221 | Whitechapel | 23 | 78 |
| Fulham | 72 | 264 | St. George.in.the.East | 20 | 48 |
| Chelsea | 30 | 108 | Stepney | 29 | 92 |
| St. George, Hanover.square | 17 | 122 | Mile.end Old.town | 133 | 348 |
| Westminister | 14 | 57 | Poplar | 90 | 329 |
| Marylebone | 60 | 169 | St. Saviour, Southwark | 308 | 748 |
| Hampstead | 12 | 38 | St. Olave, Southwark | 76 | 220 |
| St. Pancras | 98 | 315 | Lambeth | 65 | 318 |
| Islington | 114 | 405 | Wandsworth | 95 | 342 |
| Hackney | 61 | 251 | Camber well | 58 | 248 |
| St. Giles | 16 | 49 | Greenwich | 30 | 180 |
| Strand | 11 | 39 | Lewisham | 9 | 68 |
| Holborn | 101 | 327 | Woolwich | 46 | 193 |
| London, City | 17 | 83 | London | 1,951 | 6,406 |
| Shoreditch | 93 | 265 |
Births. The number of births registered in the Administrative County of London in 1896 was 136,223 giving an annual birth rate of 30.2 per 1,000 persons living. The birth rate since 1870 has been as follows—
| 1871 | 34.5 | 1878 | 35.5 | 1885 | 33.4 | 1191 | 31.8 | |
| 1872 | 35.6 | 1879 | 35.5 | 1886 | 33.4 | 1892 | 30.9 | |
| 1873 | 35.3 | 1880 | 35.3 | 1887 | 32.9 | 1893 | 31.0 | |
| 1874 | 35.6 | 1881 | 34.7 | 1888 | 32.1 | 1894 | 30.1 | |
| 1875 | 35.4 | 1882 | 34.5 | 1889 | 31.9 | 1895 | 30.6 | |
| 1876 | 35.9 | 1883 | 34.5 | 1890 | 30.7 | 1896 | 30.2 | |
| 1877 | 35.6 | 1884 | 34.3 |
The corresponding figures for England and Wales are as follows—
| 1871 | 35.0 | 1878 | 35.6 | 1884 | 33.6 | 1890 | 30.2 |
| 1872 | 35.6 | 1879 | 34.7 | 1885 | 32.9 | 1891 | 31.4 |
| 1873 | 35.4 | 1880 | 34.2 | 1886 | 32.8 | 1892 | 30.5 |
| 1874 | 36.0 | 1881 | 33.9 | 1887 | 31.9 | 1893 | 30.8 |
| 1875 | 35.4 | 1882 | 33.8 | 1888 | 31.2 | 1894 | 29.6 |
| 1876 | 36.3 | 1883 | 33.5 | 1889 | 31.1 | 1895 | 30.4 |
| 1877 | 36.0 |
The accompanying diagram (II.) shows the London birth rate in each year in relation to the
mean of the period 1851-96.
The birth rate in each of the London sanitary districts in 1896 is shown in the following table—
During the year the eastern group of districts had the highest birth rate (37.0), the
western the lowest (24.8), the southern, central and northern groups having birth rates intermediate
between these two groups (31.2, 314 and 28 5 respectively). The district having the highest birth
rate was St. Luke (46*7) and the district having the lowest was St. Martin.in.the.Fields (16.2).