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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.
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Under the Notification of Births Act, 1907, the London County Council receives particulars Notification of the births which have been notified to the medical officers of health of the several sanitary of births, 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 still-births (corrected). | Births registered (corrected). | Excess of registered over notified births (corrected). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 3,120 | 74 | 3,046 | 3,055 | + 9 |
| Kensington | 3,129 | 95 | 3,034 | 3,357 | + 323 |
| Hammersmith | 2,590 | 46 | 2,544 | 3,043 | + 499 |
| Fulham | 3,505 | 124 | 3,381 | 4,302 | + 921 |
| Chelsea | 1,055 | 28 | 1,027 | 1,257 | + 230 |
| Westminster, City of | 1,615 | 41 | 1,574 | 2,227 | + 653 |
| St. Marylebone | 2,342 | 75 | 2,267 | 2,221 | — 46 |
| Hampstead | 1,292 | 25 | 1,267 | 1,326 | + 59 |
| St. Pancras | 5,158 | 144 | 5,014 | 5,512 | + 498 |
| Islington | 7,589 | 210 | 7,379 | 8,357 | + 978 |
| Stoke Ne wing ton | 995 | 25 | 970 | 1,144 | + 174 |
| Hackney | 5,710 | 144 | 5,566 | 5,522 | — 44 |
| Holbom | 751 | 27 | 724 | 798 | + 74 |
| Finsbury | 2,772 | 46 | 2,726 | 2,547 | — 179 |
| London, City of | 149 | 5 | 144 | 167 | + 23 |
| Shoreditch | 3,298 | 72 | 3,226 | 3,513 | + 287 |
| Bethnal Green | 3,932 | 109 | 3,823 | 3,998 | + 175 |
| Stepney | 8,250 | 254 | 7,996 | 8,187 | + 191 |
| Poplar | 4,871 | 107 | 4,764 | 5,230 | + 466 |
| Southwark | 6,140 | 161 | 5,979 | 5,936 | — 43 |
| Bermondsey | 3,739 | 54 | 3,685 | ' 3,896 | + 211 |
| Lambeth | 6,912 | 205 | 6,707 | 7,233 | + 526 |
| Battersea | 3,722 | 72 | 3,650 | 4,239 | + 589 |
| Wandsworth | 4,774 | 114 | 4,660 | 6,840 | + 2,180 |
| Camberwel) | 5,897 | 151 | 5,746 | 6,671 | + 925 |
| Deptford | 3,112 | 66 | 3,046 | 3,103 | + 57 |
| Greenwich | 2,634 | 51 | 2,583 | 2,541 | — 42 |
| Lewisham | 3,577 | 96 | 3,481 | 3,522 | + 41 |
| Woolwich | 2,784 | 77 | 2,707 | 2.893 | + 186 |
| London | 105,414 | 2,698 | 102,716 | 112,637 | + 9,921 |
The number and percentage of still-births and of multiple births notified in 1913 (uncorrected for institutions) is shown in the following table:—
| Metropolitan borough. | Total births notified. | Still-births. | Percentage still born. | Multiple births. | Total born. | Percentage of mothers delivered of more than one child at a birth. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twins. | Triplets. | |||||||||||
| Cases. | Stillborn. | Cases. | Stillborn. | |||||||||
| One- | both. | One. | Two. | Three | ||||||||
| Paddington | 2,890 | 64 | 2.21 | 47 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 94 | 1.65 |
| Kensington | 3,129 | 95 | 3.00 | 34 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 1.09 |
| Hammersmith | 2,515 | 42 | 1.67 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 0.56 |
| Fulham | 3,422 | 121 | 3.53 | 25 | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 50 | 0.73 |
| Chelsea | 1,019 | 25 | 2.45 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 1.29 |
| Westminster, City of | 1,481 | 37 | 2.50 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | — | - | 30 | 1.02 |
| St. Marylebone | 3,823 | 146 | 3.81 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | - | 123 | 1.59 |
| Hampstead | 1,243 | 24 | 1.93 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | - | 30 | 1.22 |
| St. Pancras | 4,733 | 135 | 2.85 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | 85 | 0.90 |
| Islington | 7,283 | 197 | 2.70 | 82 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | - | 173 | 1.18 |
| Stoke Newington | 982 | 23 | 2.34 | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | — | - | 24 | 1.24 |
| Hackney | 5,710 | 144 | 2.52 | 73 | 8 | 4 | - | - | — | - | 146 | 1.29 |
| Holborn | 809 | 25 | 3.09 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | - | 22 | 1.38 |
| Finsbury | 3,307 | 58 | 1.75 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | 99 | 1.50 |
| London, City of | 363 | 19 | 5.23 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | 4 | 0.55 |
| Shoreditch | 3,119 | 66 | 2.11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 40 | 0.61 |
| Bethnal Green | 3,854 | 108 | 2.80 | 45 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 96 | 1.23 |
| Stepney | 8,483 | 254 | 2.99 | 118 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 236 | 1.41 |
| Poplar | 4,746 | 106 | 2.23 | 72 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 144 | 1.54 |
| Southwark | 6,140 | 161 | 2.62 | 75 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 153 | 1.25 |
| Bermondsey | 3,730 | 54 | 1.45 | 40,1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 83 | 1.11 |
| Lambeth | 7,256 | 216 | 2.97 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 208 | 1.44 |
| Battersea | 3,729 | 77 | 2.06 | 35 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 70 | 0.95 |
| Wandsworth | 4,732 | 108 | 2.28 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 109 | 1.15 |
| Camberwell | 5,897 | 151 | 2.56 | 89 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 181 | 1.55 |
| Deptford | v/ y v v 3,105 | 66 | 2.12 | 34 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 68 | 1.1l |
| Greenwich | 2,631 | 51 | 1.94 | 24 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 48 | 0.92 |
| Lewisham | 3,570 | 95 | 2.66 | 38 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | 1.07 |
| Woolwich | 2,783 | 77 | 2.78 | 27 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 54 | 0.98 |
Still-births
and multiple
births in
1913.
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