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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
St George (Westminster) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Table II.
| YEAR. | Registered Births. | Birth-rate per 1,()00 per ann. (52 weeks) | Deaths of Children under 1 Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Percentage to Registered Births. | Percentage to Total Deaths (uncorrected). | |||
| 1878 | 2,172 | 23.85 | 309 | 13.04 | 15.40 |
| 1879 (53 weeks) | 2,168 | 23.26 | 298 | 13.75 | 14.48 |
| 1880 | 2,140 | 23.91 | 310 | 14.49 | 16.71 |
| 1881 | 2,092 | 23.36 | 280 | 13.38 | 14.49 |
| 1882 | 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 |
| 1885 | 1,767 | 19.73 | 219 | 12.39 | 12.35 |
| 1880 | 1,761 | 19.66 | 269 | 15.28 | 14.16 |
| 1887 | 1,749 | 19.53 | 275 | 15.72 | 15.92 |
| 1888 | 1.679 | 18.74 | 236 | 14.05 | 12.98 |
From Table II. we see that the total number of births
in the Parish still continues to decrease, and that the birthrate
of 18 74 per thousand per annum is the lowest yet
recorded.
The birth-rate of London proper was 30.7, the lowest
recorded since 1841, when it was 30.4; that of greater
London was 31.1, and that of the outer ring, 32.5.
The average birth-rate of the 28 largest English Towns
was 31.2, or one per thousand lower than in 1887, the
highest being those of Cardiff, 40.8; Newcastle, 379;
Preston, 37.5; and Portsmouth, 35.8; and the lowest those
of Halifax, 28.6; Bradford, 27.4; Huddersfield, 24.6; and
Brighton, 23.3.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 236, the lowest number recorded, except in 1885, giving
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