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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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and the highest being:—
Moscow 28.7
St. Petersburg 29.0
Alexandria 31.8
Calcutta 32.3
Cairo 32.4
Madras 35.5
Bombay 57.5
In Berlin the rate was 17.7, in Paris 18 6, and in Vienna
209 ; all lower than in 1896.
Table IV.
| YEAR. | Registered Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 per annum. | Deaths of Children under 1 Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Percentage to Registered Births. | Percentage to Total Deaths of Parishioners | |||
| 1891 | 1,610 | 17.96 | 210 | 13.41 | 16.45 |
| 1892 ...... | 1,519 | 19.31 | 220 | 14.48 | 16.49 |
| 1893 | 1,496 | 18.90 | 204 | 13.64 | 16.76 |
| 1894 | 1,499 | 18.88 | 177 | 11.81 | 12.78 |
| 1895 | 1,470 | 19.02 | 204 | 13.88 | 17.22 |
| 1896 (53 weeks) | 1,407 | 17.30 | 211 | 15.00 | 18.87 |
| 1897 | 1,365 | 17.04 | 183 | 13.40 | 17.24 |
From Table IV. we see that the number of births in the
Parish was 1,365, and that the birth-rate was 17.04 per
thousand per annum, as against 17.30 in 1896.
The birth-rate for London proper was 30.0, as against
30.2 in 1896.
The average birth-rate of the 33 largest English towns
was 30.7, the same as in 1896, the highest being those of
Salford 35.1, Wolverhampton 35.1, Liverpool 35.3, and
Gateshead 35.8; and the lowest those of Croydon 25.0,
Brighton 24.7, Bradford 24.6, Huddersfield 23.4, and
Halifax 22.5,