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London County Council 1913

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

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Annual Report oj (he London County Council, 1913.
Rates of
natural
increase in
foreign
towns.

Table: The factors affecting the rates of natural increase in the different localities probably tend more to vitiate accurate comparison when the populations concerned are of different nationalities, and this should be borne in mind in connection with the following table showing the rate of increase in London and certain foreign towns(d) :—

The factors affecting the rates of natural increase in the different localities probably tend more to vitiate accurate comparison when the populations concerned are of different nationalities, and this should be borne in mind in connection with the following table showing the rate of increase in London and certain foreign towns(d) :—

Town.1908-121913.Town.190S-12.1913.
London11.1 (b c)10.4 (b c)Stockholm8.98.0
Paris0.61.5Petrograd3.84.3
Brussels2.93.9Berlin6.55.5
Amsterdam11.012.0Vienna4.51.6
Copenhagen11.510.4New York11.511.7

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It will be noticed that the excess of births over deaths in 1913 is above the average of the preceding
five years in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Petrograd and New York. These rates can only be regarded as
approximate, and in making comparison of one town with another it should be borne in mind that full
coriection for births and deaths in institutions might considerably modify the rates of some of the
towns.
Marriagerates—
London.
Marriages.
The number of marriages in the Administrative County of London in 1913, was 41,379 (365 days)
giving an annual rate of 18*3 persons married per 1,000 living.

Table: The marriage-rate in successive periods has been as follows—

The marriage-rate in successive periods has been as follows—

Period.Marriage-rate per 1,000 persons living.Period.Marriage-rate per l,ooo persons liviug.
1851-186020.6190417.5
1861-187020.3190517.5
1871-188019.1190617.9
1881-189017.6190717.9
1891-190017.8190816.9
1901-191017.5190916.9
191017.3
190117.7191117.8
190218.0191218.6
190317.81913183

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The accompanying diagram (A) shows the marriage-rate in each year since 1850, in relation to
the mean marriage-rate of the period 1851-1913. It will be seen that in recent years the highest
marriage-rates were attained in 1882, 1891 and 1898 ; the rate then fell to a minimum of 16 9 in 1908 and
1909 (the point previously touched in 1887 and 1888) and has since shown recovery to 18*6 in 1912
and 18*3 in 1913.
Marriages
of minors.
in the year l^io among males o'o per cent, married were under zi years ol age, and
among females 11 "8 per cent.; the figures for previous years are shown in the following table,
the proportions in England and Wales being also given for the purpose of comparison. It will be
(а) Greater London is the administrative area of the Metropolitan antl City police.
(б) For the purposes of these rates the births in the principal lying-in institutions have been distributed to
the district to which they belong.
(c) These death-rates are fully corrected for institutions, by the exclusion of deaths of persons not belonging
to, but occurring in, institutions situated within London, and by the inclusion of deaths of persons belonging to
London, but occurring in London institutions situated outside the Administrative County. Since the year 1910, the
deaths have been further corrected by the inclusion of non-institutional deaths of London residents occurring in the
outer Ring of Greater London.
(d) All rates in this report relating to foreign towns are calculated upon figures published by the Registrar-
General.