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London County Council 1938

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Table: The births in the resident population of each metropolitan borough during 1938 were as followsTable 2—County of London—Births, 1938

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The births in the resident population of each metropolitan borough during 1938 were as follows

Table 2—County of London—Births, 1938

Metropolitan boroughs arranged in topographical order	Live-births		Still-births		Total
Metropolitan boroughs arranged in topographical order	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Legitimate	Illegitimate	Legitimate	Illegitimate
Western.
Paddington	1,620	268	62	12	1,682	280
Kensington	2,009	227	52	10	2,061	237
Hammersmith	1,715	159	54	5	1,769	164
Fulham	1,821	137	61	6	1,882	143
Chelsea	519	55	10	2	529	57
Westminster, City of	894	152	24	5	918	157
Northern.
St. Marylebone	705	97	22	7	727	104
Hampstead	932	127	30	4	962	131
St. Pancras	2,157	286	66	17	2,223	303
Islington	4,209	278	116	11	4,325	289
Stoke Newington	659	36	22	—	681	36
Hackney	2,631	114	85	11	2,716	125
Central.
Holborn	213	37	13	3	226	40
Finsbury	702	39	35	3	737	42
City of London	54	9	—	1	54	10
Eastern.
Shoreditch	1,129	52	30	7	1,159	59
Bethnal Green	1,271	45	40	3	1,311	48
Stepney	2,502	117	76	6	2,578	123
Poplar	1,959	42	61	5	2,020	47
Southern.
Southwark	1,924	106	60	7	1,984	113
Bermondsey	1,404	35	36		1,440	35
Lambeth	3,581	265	112	8	3,693	273
Battersea	2,026	88	54	2	2,080	90
Wandsworth	3,822	231	116	6	3,938	237
Camberwell	2,975	131	100	3	3,075	134
Deptford	1,330	49	41	2	1,371	51
Greenwich	1,253	50	38	2	1,291	52
Lewisham	3,073	115	82	5	3,155	120
Woolwich	1,987	72	58	2	2,045	74
London, 1938	51,076	3,419	1,556	155	52,632	3,574
London, 1937	51,839	3,172	1,705	159	53,544	3,331

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Deaths
The deaths in the total population of London during 1938 numbered 46,456,
giving a death-rate of 11.4 per thousand, compared with 12.5 in 1937. Of the
total deaths 22,351, or 48.1 per cent., were among females.

Table: The distribution of deaths by ages in 1938 and recent preceding periods is shown in the following table:—Table 3

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The distribution of deaths by ages in 1938 and recent preceding periods is shown in the following table:—

Table 3

Period		0-	1-	2 —	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65+	All ages
1919-22	Annual average.	7,836	2,131	1,919	1,376	853	1,175	1,318	3,103	4,238	6,414	8,265	19,828	58,456
1923-26		5,546	1,611	1,453	828	637	1,013	1,220	2,479	3,659	6,080	8,456	21,004	53,986
1927-30		4,585	1,396	1,152	818	490	1,009	1,245	2,414	3,444	6,195	9,200	23,788	55,736
1931-34		3,906	915	841	669	477	809	1,182	2,320	2,891	5,554	8,968	24,756	53,288
1935-38		3,340	501	481	422	320	565	900	1,904	2,400	4,757	8,571	25,020	49,181
1933	...	3,377	680	728	698	518	728	1,193	2,468	3,008	5,832	9,110	25,196	53,536
1934	...	3,832	1,036	957	715	475	707	1,094	2,167	2,606	5,160	8,921	24,047	51,717
1935	...	3,229	365	436	466	385	569	987	1,986	2,413	4,722	8,400	23,889	47,847
1936	...	3,691	738	661	466	309	577	964	1,930	2,473	4,932	8,720	25,681	51,142
1937	...	3,309	457	411	379	303	584	888	1,976	2,474	5,029	8,997	26,470	51,277
1938	...	3,130	444	416	377	282	532	760	1,724	2,239	4,345	8,166	24,041	46,456

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Table: The births in the resident population of each metropolitan borough during 1938 were as followsTable 2—County of London—Births, 1938

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Table: The distribution of deaths by ages in 1938 and recent preceding periods is shown in the following table:—Table 3