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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Martin-in-the-Fields 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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The following Table gives the number of births registered in each month of the year:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| March | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| April | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| May | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| June | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| July | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| August | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| September | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| October | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| November | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| December | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 72 | 83 | 155 | |
| Bear Yard Receiving Ward | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 78 | 90 | 168 | |
These 168 births will produce a birth-rate of 12.8 per 1,000.
In London, in the course of the year under notice, 130,868
births were registered, giving a birth-rate of 28.6 per 1,000 of the
population.
Deaths.
The total deaths registered in the Parish for the year were
307, a decrease of 51 over the previous year.
These 307 deaths include those non-parishioners who died in
the Charing Cross Hospital, and must therefore be omitted in
estimating the death-rate; but, on the other hand, the deaths
occurring in Public Institutions outside the Parish of persons
belonging thereto must be added. The death-rate for the year 1900
will therefore be 15.1 per 1,000.