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London County Council 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
1903.
PART I.
Population.
The population of the administrative county of London, estimated to the middle of the year
1903. was 4.613.812.
The population of each of the metropolitan boroughs, as constituted by the London brovern-ment Act of 1899, estimated to the middle of 1903, is shown in the following table—
| Metropolitan Boroughs. | Estimated population, 1903. | Metropolitan Boroughs. | Estimated population, 1903. | Metropolitan Boroughs. | Estimated population, 1903. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 146,032 | Stoke Newington | 52,069 | Bermondsey | 129,801 |
| Kensington | 178,409 | Hackney | 224,082 | Lambeth | 307,711 |
| Hammersmith | 115,803 | Holborn | 57,845 | Battersea | 173,422 |
| Fulham | 147,780 | Finsbury | 99,717 | Wandsworth | 249,678 |
| Chelsea | 74,169 | City of London | 24,539 | Camberwell | 265,562 |
| City of Westminster | 179,052 | Shoreditch | 117,513 | Deptford | 112,537 |
| St,. Marylebone | 131,234 | Bethnal-green | 130,028 | Greenwich | 99,824 |
| Hampstead | 85,197 | Stepney | 302,153 | Lewisham | 136,405 |
| St. Pancras | 235,716 | Poplar | 169,550 | Woolwich | 121,478 |
| Islington | 339,137 | Southwark | 207,369 |
Marriages.
The number of marriages in the administrative county of London in 1903 (52 weeks) was
40.215. trivins an annual rate of persons married of 17-4 per 1,000 living.
The marriage rate in successive periods has been as follows—
| 1851-60 ... 20.6 | 1893 ... 17.2 | 1899 ... 18-6 |
| 1861-70 ... 20.3 | 1894 ... 17.0 | 1900 ... 18.0 |
| 1871-80 ... 19.0 | 1895 ... 17.2 | 1901 ... 17.6 |
| 1881-90 ... 17.5 | 1896 ... 18.0 | 1902 ... 17.8 |
| 1891 ... 17.7 | 1897 ... 18.5 | 1903 ... 17.4 |
| 1892 ... 17.4 | 1898 ... 18.8 |
The accompanying diagram (I.) shows the marriage rate in each year since 1850 in relation
to the mean marriage rate of the period 1851-1903.
In the year 1903 among the males 3'8 per cent, married were under 21 years of age, and
among the females 13'7 per cent,; the figures for previous years are shown in the following table;
the proportions in England and "Wales are also given for the purpose of comparison—
| Period. | London. | England and Wales. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| 1851-60 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 18.0 |
| 1861-70 | 3.6 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 20.1 |
| 1871-80 | 4.7 | 16.9 | 8.0 | 22.0 |
| 1881-90 | 5.5 | 18.9 | 6.8 | 20.7 |
| 1891 | 4.9 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 19.0 |
| 1892 | 5.2 | 17.7 | 5.9 | 18.7 |
| 1893 | 4.7 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 18.1 |
| 1894 | 4.7 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 18.1 |
| 1895 | 4.4 | 15.9 | 5.2 | 17.4 |
| 1896 | 4.9 | 16.1 | 5.3 | 17.4 |
| 1897 | 4.6 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 17.0 |
| 1898 | 4.8 | 16.3 | 5.1 | 16.8 |
| 1899 | 4.5 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 16.5 |
| 1900 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 5.1 | 16.3 |
| 1901 | 4.4 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 |
| 1902 | 4.0 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 15.4 |