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What is t.he reason of this disparity? I am of opinion that immigration is
accountable for it. In the Limehouse District the birth-rate is only slightly higher
than that for the whole of London. In this part of the district, where there is
less immigration, there is less change than in the other three districts. The people
that immigrate are married people of a child-bearing age. Consequently the larger
the number of persons of this age-period in a district the greater will be the number
of children born. Applying this theory, one would expect the highest birthrate
to be in the St. George's District, and the lowest in the Limehouse District,
which is actually the case.
The birth-rate in each of the four districts is higher than that for the whole of
London, which was 28.4 per 1,000 of the population.
Marriages.
The marriages during the year numbered 2,839, or 126 more than in the
corresponding period of last year.
The proportion of persons married was 18.7 per 1,000 of the population, while
that for the whole of London was 17.4 per 1,000.
438 marriages occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 15
persons married per 1,000 of the population.
245 marriages occurred in the St. George's District, or at the rate of 9.7
persons married per 1,000 of the population.
1,590 marriages occurred in the Mile End District, or at the rate of 27.7
persons married per 1,000 of the population.
566 marriages occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 14.2
persons married per 1,000 of the population.
The proportion of persons married in each 1,000 of the population throughout
London was 17.4.
It will be seen that here again there is great disparity in the various districts.
The number in St. George's is very small. I think, however, that the explanation
given with regard to the high birth-rate is applicable here as well. The people
that immigrate into the district are young married people. The marriages occur