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Births.
The total number of births registered during the year was 11,294, which consisted
of 5,807 males and 5,487 females.
1,869 were registered in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 32.1 per
1,000 of the population.
2,191 were registered in the St. George's District, or at the rate of 44.1 per
1,000 of the population.
4,425 were registered in the Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 30.1 per
1,000 of the population.
2,809 were registered in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 35.5 per
1.000 of the population.
The birth-rate for the whole of the Borough was equal to 37.5, which is slightly
below the average for the preceding 10 years.
It will be seen that the birth-rate varies in different parts of the District.
In the Limehouse District the birth rate is lower than in any year during the
last ten years, with the exception of 1900. It has been gradually declining since
1895.
In St. George's, on the other hand, the birth rate was higher than in any year
during the last ten years, with the exception of 1900.
It is a curious fact that the birth rate was lower in the Limehouse District, and
higher in St. George's, during 1900 than it has ever been in any year since 1892.
The birth rate has been declining in Mile End Old Town since 1898, and in the
Whitechapel District since 1899.
The birth rate is, however, far higher in the Borough than that for the whole of
London, which was 28.5 per 1,000 of the population in 1902.
Marriages.
The marriages during the year numbered 2,713, or 11 less than in the previous
year.