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Stoke Newington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The births in the NOrthern Division of the Borough numbered 196 and the birth-rate was about 9.8 while those in the Southern Division were 757, and the birth-rate was about 22.0.
| Year. | Birth-rate. | Rate 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 | 23.4 | 26.5 |
| 1909 | 18.8 | 24.4 | 25.6 |
| 1910 | 17.5 | 23.6 | 24.8 |
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 continuous decline of the birth-rate, which has been in
evidence throughout the country now for many years, was slightly
checked during 1908; but in Stoke Newington the rate for that year
was the lowest in the records of the Borough. During the past two
years a further considerable decrease has taken place.
As compared with 1870-1872, the London birth-rate in 1909,
calculated by the Registrar-General on the female population aged
15-45 years, has declined by 34 per cent.; but this decrease is shared
by all the principal foreign capitals, and the birth-rate of London still
compares not unfavourably with the majority of those capitals.
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.