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
Hanover Square 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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among these being Christiania 19.5, Baltimore 20.4,
Philadelphia 20.6, and Brooklyn 21.8; and the highest,
Madras 50.7, Alexandria 34.8, and Trieste 34.5.
Table II.
| YEAR. | Registered Births. | Birth.rate per 1,000 per annum (52 weeks). | Deaths or Children under 1 Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Percentage to Registered Births. | Percentage to Total Deaths (uncorrected). | |||
| 1873 | 2,144 | 23.76 | 333 | 15.53 | 22.70 |
| 1874 (53 weeks) | 2,200 | 24.59 | 333 | 14.69 | 19.57 |
| 1875 | 2,191 | 24.12 | 345 | 15.75 | 18.48 |
| 1876 | 8,174 | 23.88 | 328 | 15.09 | 17.56 |
| 1877 | 2,138 | 23.48 | 309 | 14.45 | 17.87 |
| 1878 | 2,172 | 23.85 | 309 | 13.04 | 15.40 |
| 1879 (53 weeks) | 2,108 | 23.26 | 298 | 13.75 | 14.48 |
| 1880 | 2,140 | 23.91 | 310 | 14.49 | 10.71 |
| 1881 | 2,092 | 23.36 | 280 | 13.38 | 14.49 |
| 1888 | 1,935 | 21.61 | 271 | 14.01 | 14.52 |
| 1883 | 1,878 | 20.97 | 287 | 15.28 | 15.56 |
| 1884 (53 weeks) | 1,933 | 21.18 | 259 | 13.40 | 13.83 |
From Table II. it will be seen that the corrected birthrate
of the Parish was 2118, or a little over that in 1883.
The birth-rate in London proper was 33.7, the lowest
recorded since 1860. In Greater London the birth-rate was
33.9, and in the outer ring 349.
The average birth-rate of the 28 large English towns
was 34.6, or almost exactly the same as in 1883, the
highest birth-rates being those of Sunderland 42.6, and