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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
London County Council 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Marriages.
There were 37,593 marriages in the registration county of London in 1895 (52 weeks), giving an annual rate of persons married of 17.2 per 1,000 living.
The marriage rate since 1870 has been as follows—
| 1871 | 19.5 | 1878 | 18.5 | 1884 | 17.9 | 1890 | 17.6 |
| 1872 | 19.9 | 1879 | 18.0 | 1885 | 17.4 | 1891 | 17.7 |
| 1873 | 19.8 | 1880 | 18.1 | 1886 | 17.2 | 1892 | 17.4 |
| 1874 | 19.4 | 1881 | 18.1 | 1887 | 16.9 | 1893 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 19.6 | 1882 | 18.4 | 1888 | 16.9 | 1894 | 17.0 |
| 1876 | 19.2 | 1883 | 18.1 | 1889 | 17.1 | 1895 | 17.2 |
| 1877 | 18.7 |
The accompanying diagram (I.) shows the marriage rate in each year since 1850 in relation to
the mean marriage rate of the period 1851-95.
In the year 1895, among the males 4.37 per cent. married were under 21 years of age, and
among the females 15.85 per cent. The proportions in preceding periods are shown in the following
table ; the proportions in England and Wales are also given for the purpose of comparison—
| London. | England. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| 1851-60 | 2.77 | 11.95 | 5.70 | 17.99 |
| 1861-70 | 3.56 | 14.56 | 6.82 | 20.37 |
| 1871-80 | 4.71 | 16.90 | 7.96 | 22.03 |
| 1881-90 | 5.53 | 18.91 | 6.81 | 20.75 |
| 1891 | 4.86 | 17.45 | 5.90 | 19.01 |
| 1892 | 5.15 | 17.67 | 5.87 | 18.76 |
| 1893 | 4.75 | 16.80 | 5.59 | 18.08 |
| 1894 | 4.68 | 16.79 | 5.46 | 18.06 |
In my annual reports for the years 1893 and 1894 tables are published showing the number of
minors married in each of the registration districts of London in the years 1885-94. The following
table gives similar information for the year 1895—
| Registration districts. | Men. | Women. | Registration districts. | Men. | Women. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 24 | 113 | Bethnal-green | 121 | 350 |
| Kensington | 59 | 183 | Whitechapel | 26 | 87 |
| Fulham | 81 | 240 | St. George-in-the-East | 32 | 71 |
| Chelsea | 40 | 122 | Stepney | 19 | 84 |
| St. George, Hanover-square | 27 | 124 | Mile-end Old-town | 90 | 349 |
| Westminster | 7 | 69 | Poplar | 61 | 252 |
| Marylebone | 36 | 177 | St. Saviour, Southwark | 265 | 769 |
| Hampstead | 9 | 37 | St. Olave, Southwark | 37 | 155 |
| St. Pancras | 87 | 324 | Lambeth | 80 | 280 |
| Islington | 84 | 364 | Wandsworth | 89 | 321 |
| Hackney | 41 | 233 | Camberwell | 50 | 223 |
| St. Giles | 13 | 37 | Greenwich | 43 | 163 |
| Strand | 14 | 40 | Lewisham | 8 | 63 |
| Holborn | 89 | 293 | Woolwich | 27 | 170 |
| London, City | 9 | 56 | London | 1,647 | 5,975 |
| Shoreditch | 79 | 226 |
Births.
The number of births registered in the administrative county of London in 1895 was 134,197, giving an annual birth rate of 30.6 per 1,000 persons living. Since 1870 the birth rate per 1,000 living has been as follows—
| 1871 | 34.5 | 1878 | 35.5 | 1884 | 34.3 | 1890 | 30.7 |
| 1872 | 35.6 | 1879 | 35.5 | 1885 | 33.4 | 1891 | 31.8 |
| 1873 | 35.3 | 1880 | 35.3 | 1886 | 33.4 | 1892 | 30.9 |
| 1874 | 35.6 | 1881 | 34.7 | 1887 | 32.9 | 1893 | 31.0 |
| 1875 | 35.4 | 1882 | 34.5 | 1888 | 32.1 | 1894 | 30.1 |
| 1876 | 35.9 | 1883 | 34.5 | 1889 | 31.9 | 1895 | 30.6 |
| 1877 | 35.6 |