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Births.
The total number of births registered during the year was 11,271, which consisted
of 5,750 males and 5,521 females.
1,863 births were registered in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of
32 per 1,000 of the population.
2,067 were registered in the St. George's District, or at the rate of 41.2 per
1,000 of the population.
4,474 were registered in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 39 per
1,000 of the population.
2,867 were registered in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 36.1
per 1,000 of the population.
The birth-rate for the whole of the Borough was equal to 37.6 per 1,000. The
birth-rate in the previous year was 37.5, and the average for the previous ten years
was 37.8 per 1,000.
The birth-rate varies in the various parts of the Borough. It is less in the
Limehouse District than in the other three districts.
In the Limehouse District it has not varied much since 1898, when there was
an appreciable decline from the previous year. The average for the previous ten
years was 33.2 per 1,000.
The birth-rate in the St. George's District was much lower than in the previous
year, which was 44.1. It is lower than in any year since 1894, and indeed, with
two exceptions, it is the lowest since 1890.
The average for the ten years 1893-1902 was 43.2 per 1,000.
The birth-rate in the Mile End District was much higher than in the previous
year, when it was 30.1 per 1,000. It is higher than the average for the previous
ten years, which was 36.9 per 1,000.
The birth-rate in the Whitechapel District steadily decreased from 1891 to
1901. In the latter year there was an increase of 3.6 per 1,000 over the previous
year. The rate, however, in 1903 was 1.7 per 1,000 less than the average of the
previous ten years.