London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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The corresponding figures for England and Wales were as follows— Birth rates per 1,000 living—England, and Wales.
| 1871 | 35.0 | 1877 | 36.0 | 1883 | 33.5 | 1889 | 31.1 |
| 1872 | 35.6 | 1878 | 35.6 | 1884 | 33.6 | 1890 | 30.2 |
| 1873 | 35.4 | 1879 | 34.7 | 1885 | 32.9 | 1891 | 31.4 |
| 1874 | 36.0 | 1880 | 34.2 | 1886 | 32.8 | 1892 | 30.5 |
| 1875 | 35.4 | 1881 | 33.9 | 1887 | 31.9 | 1893 | 30.8 |
| 1876 | 36.3 | 1882 | 33.8 | 1888 | 31.2 | 1894 | 29.6 |
The accompanying diagram (II.) shows the London birth rate in each year in relation to the
mean of the period 1851-95.
The birth rate in each of the London sanitary districts in 1895 is shown in the following table—
| Sanitary district. | Births. | Birth rate per 1,000 living. | Births per 100 females aged 15-45. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 2,977 | 24.2 | 7.27 |
| Kensington | 3,621 | 21.4 | 6.02 |
| Hammersmith | 2,909 | 28.3 | 10.45 |
| Fulham | 3,930 | 35.7 | 13.65 |
| Chelsea | 2,734 | 28.4 | 10.48 |
| St. George, Hanover-square | 1,470 | 18.5 | 5.28 |
| Westminster | 1,284 | 23.9 | 8.95 |
| St. James | 542 | 23.3 | 8.01 |
| Marylebone | 4,400 | 31.2 | 9.96 |
| Hampstead | 1,453 | 19.6 | 5.37 |
| Pancras | 7,118 | 29.8 | 11.49 |
| Islington | 9,879 | 29.7 | 11.22 |
| Stoke Newington | 813 | 24.6 | 8.11 |
| Hackney | 6,172 | 29.4 | 10.99 |
| St. Giles | 1,120 | 29.2 | 10.29 |
| St. Martin-in-the-Fields | 189 | 14.2 | 4.88 |
| Strand | 612 | 25.5 | 9.26 |
| Holborn | 821 | 26.2 | 10.36 |
| Clerkenwell | 2,083 | 31.5 | 12.94 |
| St. Luke | 1,904 | 45.8 | 18.87 |
| London, City of | 553 | 16.9 | 6.37 |
| Shoreditch | 4,352 | 35.6 | 14.96 |
| Bethnal-green | 4,771 | 37.0 | 15.97 |
| Whitechapel | 3,130 | 40.2 | 17.15 |
| St. George-in-the-East | 1,972 | 41.9 | 18.33 |
| Limehouse | 2,035 | 35.1 | 15.65 |
| Mile-end Old-town | 4,204 | 38.1 | 16.01 |
| Poplar | 6,071 | 36.0 | 16.39 |
| St. Saviour, Southwark | 1830 | 32.4 | 14.60 |
| St. George, Southwark | 2,188 | 36.5 | 15.29 |
| Newington | 4,234 | 35.3 | 14.95 |
| St. Olave | 428 | 36.1 | 15.34 |
| Bermondsey | 3,212 | 37.7 | 16.67 |
| Rotherhithe | 1,304 | 32.5 | 15.21 |
| Lambeth | 9,341 | 32.1 | 12.31 |
| Battersea | 5,264 | 32.4 | 13.58 |
| Wandsworth | 4,721 | 259 | 8.86 |
| Camberwell | 7,528 | 30.2 | 12.02 |
| Greenwich | 5,475 | 31.5 | 13.12 |
| Lewisham | 2,519 | 24.6 | 8.34 |
| Woolwich | 1,331 | 32.4 | 16.05 |
| Lee | 826 | 21.7 | 7.07 |
| Plumstead | 1,877 | 32.3 | 14.39 |
| London | 134,197 | 30.6 | 11.55 |
Deaths.
The number ot deaths registered in the administrative county of London in 1895 was 85,416,
giving an annual death rate of 19.5 per 1,000 living.