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Stoke Newington 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The birth.rate for the Northern Division of the Borough was about 10.8, while that for the Southern Division was about 22.3.
| 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 | 28.5 | 28.4 |
| 1904 | 21.8 | 28.0 | 27.9 |
| 1905 | 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 |
| 1909 | 18.3 | 24.4 | 25.6 |
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 that year (which was the
lowest in the records of the Borough) was last year further reduced
to a new record figure of only 18.3.
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.