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The birth-rate in London for the past two years has been
the lowest since civil registration began. It is noteworthy in
connexion with the diminishing birth-rate in London that, although
at the last census the population of "Registration London"
had increased 7.7 per cent. in the ten years 1891-1901, the
number of children under 10 years of age had declined 1.8
per cent. There is an excellent addition to the statement of
birth-rates in the report of the Medical Officer of Health for the
county of London for the year 1901. This is a statement of
births per 1,000 married females aged 15 to 45. By this means
the influence in wealthy districts of the excessive number of
unmarried domestic servants is eliminated. The result thus
obtained is very suggestive. It corrects the erroneous views which
might otherwise be entertained as to the magnitude of the difference
between the birth-rate in the different Metropolitan Boroughs. It
will be observed that Stoke Newington is the fourth lowest on the
list.
Per Thousand Married Females aged 15 to 45.
Finsbury (295)
Stepney (294)
Bethnal Green (284)
Poplar (280)
Bermondsey (276)
Shoreditch (275)
St. Marylebone (275)
Southwark (252)
Greenwich (245)
Holborn (244)
Lambeth (240)
Hackney (239)
Deptford (238)
Fulham (233)
Camberwell (232)
Woolwich (227)
Battersea (221)
Islington (217)
Wandsworth (215)
Hammersmith (215)
St. Pancras (214)
Lewisham (212)
Chelsea (206)
Paddington (204)
Kensington (200)
Stoke Newington (184)
Hampstead (175)
Westminster (160)
City of London (162)