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Stoke Newington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The birth.rate per 1,000 per annum was therefore 19.1 as against 19.5 for the preceding year. The birth.rate for the Northern Division of the Borough was about 10.4, while that for the Southern Division was 23.8.
| Year. | Birth.rate. | Kate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 21.6 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
| 1902 | 21.8 | 28.5 | 28.6 |
| 1903 | 20.9 | 28.6 | 28.4 |
| 1904 | 21.8 | 28.0 | 27.9 |
| 1906 | 20.2 | 27.1 | 27.2 |
| 1906 | 20.4 | 26.6 | 27.0 |
| 1907 | 19.5 | 25.8 | 26.3 |
| 1908 | 19.1 | 25.4 | 26.5 |
The part which the low birth-rate plays in favouring the low
general death-rate of the Borough is duly accounted for in arriving
at the corrected death-rate.
The decline of the birth-rate, which has been in evidence
throughout the country now for many years, was checked during
1908 ; but in Stoke Newington the rate for the preceding year (which
was the lowest in the records of the Borough) was further reduced to
a new record figure of only 19.1.
More especially in the population of the Southern part of the
Borough, which embraces many temporary residents of the poorer
classes, is this circumstance of a low birth-rate an important factor
determining a low death-rate. This decline in the Borough therefore
detracts somewhat from the full measure of satisfaction with which
the low death-rate may be regarded.
According to the Registrar-General approximately 19 per cent,
of the decline in the births of the last 37 years is due to the decrease