London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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number of persons of this age-period in a district, the greater will be the
number of children born, and the higher will be the birth-rate.
75 births occurred in the London Hospital:—
10 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
12 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
8 belonged to St. George's.
8 belonged to the Limehouse District
37 belonged to outlying districts.
117 births occurred in the Whitechapel Infirmary:—
90 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
9 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
4 belonged to St. George's.
1 belonged to the Limehouse District.
13 belonged to other districts outside the Borough.
372 births occurred in the Mothers' Home, Commercial Road:—
86 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
59 belonged to St. George's.
95 belonged to the Limehouse District.
18 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
114 belonged to other districts outside the Borough.
58 births occurred in the Mile End Infirmary:—
56 belonged to Mile End.
1 belonged to Limehouse.
1 belonged to St. George's.
23 births occurred in the Stepney Workhouse:—
22 belonged to the Limehouse District.
1 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
5 of the births that occurred in the City of London Lying-in Hospital,
Finsbury, belonged to this Borough. 3 to Mile End Old Town, and 2 to
Whitechapel.
Illegitimate Births.
43 illegitimate births were registered in the Limehouse District,
or at the rate of 22.4 per 1,000 births.
27 illegitimate births were registered in St. George's, or at the rate
of 12.7 per 1,000 births.