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Table I.
Year.
Estimated
Births.
population.
No.
Rate
per
1000.
1917
115,403
2329
20.1
1918
114,328
2093
18.3
1919
115,843
2426
20.5
1920
115,772
3276
28.3
1921
113,500
2667
23.5
1922
114,100
2631
23.1
1923
114,900
2428
21.1
1924
1] 5,200
2376
20.6
1925
115,900
2175
18.8
1926
115,700
2108
18.2
Average for
10 years
115,065
2451
21.2
1927
113,800
1908
16.8
Illegitimate Births.
The illegitimate births numbered 52 or 2.7 per cent, of the total
births. These occurred in the several wards as follows :—
Deptford Park 4 Hatcham 4
Evelyn 3 Pepys 3
St. Paul's 6 St. Catherine's 3
Vale 4 St. Peter's 3
Clifton 4 St. John's 9
Canterbury 3 Town Hall 6
As far as can be ascertained, the occupations of the mothers in these
cases were:-Domestic servants 13; Factory hands 11; Barmaids 3:
Shop assistants 5; Typists, etc., 2. The remaining births occurred outside
the Borough and the information as to occupation is not available.
Under the provisions of the Notification of Births Act, 1907,
intimations have been received from medical men, parents and others
with respect to 1,731 births. Omitting still-births, which numbered
40, this gives a percentage of births notified to those registered of 89.
Midwives notified 1,156; doctors 422; parents 143; other persons 10.
Marriages.
Marriages. Marriage Rate
927 8.1
The Superintendent Registrar has kindly furnished me with the
particulars. There were 927 marriages in the Borough during 1927 as