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Croydon 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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II—VITAL STATISTICS.
Births.
The number of Births registered in the District was
1635, as compared with 1600 in 1906,1408 in 1905, 1284
in 1904, 1161 in 1903, and 976 in 1902. Of this,
number 39 children were registered as being illegiti-
This gives an illegitimate birth-rate of 2.3 per cent, of total births.
| No. of Illegitimate Births. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | |
| 29 | ||
| 1 | 20 | |
| 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 2.2 |
The birth rate for the year for the entire District
was 24.6 as compared with 26.7 in 1906, 25.7 in
1905, 27.3 in 1904, 28.2 in 1903, 26.0 in and 1902.
The birth rate in England and Wales in 1907 was
26.3 per thousand of the population, which is 0.8 per
thousand below the rate in 1906, and lower than
the rate in any other year on record; compared
with the average in the 10 preceding years, 1897-1906,
the birth rate in 1907 shows a decrease of 2.1 per
thousand.