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Births.
The total number of births registered during the year was 11,159, which
consisted of 5,673 males and 5,486 females.
1,905 births were registered in the Limehouse District, or at the
rate of 32.7 per 1,000 of the population.
2,216 births were registered in the St. George's District, or at the
rale of 43 8 per 1,000 of the population.
4,328 births were registered in the Mile End District, or at the
rate of 38.5 per 1,000 of the population.
2,710 births were registered in the Whitechapel District, or at the
rate of 33.8 per 1,000 of the population.
The birth-rate in the whole of the Borough was 36.7 per 1,000 of the
population, while that in London as a whole was 27.9 per 1,000.
The birth-rate, though much higher than that of London as a whole, and
higher than in the preceding year, is '9 per 1,000 below the average rate in
the ten years 1894-1903. With the exception of the years 1899 and 1900, it is
the lowest on record.
It is the highest birth-rate of any Metropolitan Borough ; and St. George's
easily maintains its position of having the highest birth-rate of any district
in London.
The birth-rate in the Limehouse District is slightly above, while in Mile
End and Whitechapel, it is lower than in the previous year. The birth-rate of
St. George's is really higher than that recorded, inasmuch as the births
that occur in the Mother's Lying-in Home are counted in the district where
the home is situated, viz., Mile End, whereas a large number of the births
belong to St. George's where the women are brought from. An arrangement
has been made with the local Registrars, through the Registrar-General to
have this slight discrepancy remedied in future.
Illegitimate Births.
19 infants were registered as born out of wedlock in the Limehouse
District, or at the rate of 10 per 1,000 births.
37 infants were registered as born out of wedlock in the
St. George's District, or at the rate of 16.6 per 1,000 births.