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London County Council 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: •Annual Report of the London County Council, 1910.

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Annual Report of the London County Council, 1910.

Metropolitan borough.Births, 1910 (52 weeks). (a)Birth-rate per 1,000 persons living. (a)Legitimate births per 100 married females aged 15-45. (a)
1905-9. %1910.1905-9.1910.
Stepney9,25835.632.927.625.5
Poplar5,11132 .431.425.625.0
Southwark5,87331.330.522.922.2
Bermondsey4,00632.331.725.625.2
Lambeth7,34426.524.620.118.8
Battersea4,48327.626.720.019.3
Wandsworth6,98025.222.919.918.1
Camberwell6,65726.225.521.020.4
Deptford3,00429.427.422.220.6
Greenwich2,43226.925.422.120.9
Lewisham3,43924.021.719.117.2
Woolwich2,84227.523.520.217.2
London114,87036.925.421.120.0

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It will be seen from the above table that the birth-rates of the several sanitary districts vary
greatly, ranging from 12.9 in the City of London to 25.8 in Bethnal Green, when the rates for the
year 1910 based on the number of married females of child-bearing age, are compared.
Compared with the birth-rate in 1870-2, the London birth-rate of 1910 has decreased by
28 per cent. when calculated on the total population, and 31 per cent. when calculated on the female
population aged 15-45 years; the legitimate birth-rate has declined 26 per cent. when calculated on
the married female population aged 15-45 years, and the illegitimate birth-rate has declined 45 per
cent. when calculated on the unmarried and widowed female population of that age period.
Notitfication
of births.

Table: Under the Notification of Births Act, 1907, the London County Council receives particulars of the births which have been notified to the medical officers of health of the several sanitary districts in London, and from the information thus received the following table has been prepared:—

Under the Notification of Births Act, 1907, the London County Council receives particulars of the births which have been notified to the medical officers of health of the several sanitary districts in London, and from the information thus received the following table has been prepared:—

Metropolitan borough.Total births notified (corrected for institutions).Stillbirths (corrected).Births, less stillbirths (corrected).Births registered (corrected).Excess of registered over notified births (corrected).
Paddington2,938732,8653,081+ 219
Kensington2,941452,8963,217+ 321
Hammersmith2,420572,3633,045+ 682
Fulham3,434643,3704,303+ 933
Chelsea1,112221,0901,382+ 292
Westminster, City of1,869501,8192,554+ 735
St. Marylebone2,525582,4672,331— 136
Hampstead1,260221,2381,340+ 102
St. Pancras5,1631235,0405,720+ 680
Islington7,8752547,6218,289+ 668
Stoke Newington8256819984+ 165
Hackney5,4381405,2985,298-
Holborn937299081,022+ 114
Finsbury2,938562,8822,824— 58
London, City of2227215227+ 12
Shoreditch3,495703,4253,613+ 188
Bethnal Green3,774803,6944,208+ 514
Stepney8,6472038,4449,258+ 814
Poplar4,6611024,5595,111+ 552
Southwark6,0481375,9115,873— 38
Bermondsey %/3,901383,8634,006+ 143
Lambeth7,3581187,2407,344+ 104
Battersea3,028522,9764,483+ 1,507
Wandsworth4,393794,3146,980+ 2,666
Camberwell5,7991565,6436,657+ 1,014
Deptford2,789432,7463,004+ 258
Greenwich2,595342,5612,432— 129
Lewisham3,465913,3743,439+ 65
Woolwich2,713942,6192,842+ 223
London104,5632,303102,260114,870+ 12,610

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(a) See footnote (b) page 8.