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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1896
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1896
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Births.
The registered Births during the year numbered 221, an increase
of 32 over the previous year, 1895.
The following Table gives the number of Births registered in each month of the year:—
| Males | Females | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| February | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| March | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| April | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| May | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| June | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| July | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| August | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| September | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| October | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| November | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| December | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 117 | 97 | 214* |
The Birth-rate of the Parish for the year is 16.9 per 1,000,
against 13.0 of the previous year.
The birth-rate in London, for the year 1896, was 30.2 per 1,000.
* To these 214 Births occurring in the Parish, must be added 7 belonging to
St. Martin's which took place at the Bear Yard Receiving Ward, making a
total of 221.