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67 illegitimate births were registered in Mile End Old Town, or
at the rate of 17.2 per 1000 births.
51 illegitimate births were registered in the Whitechapel District,
or at the rate of 15.0 per 1,000 births.
The number throughout the whole Borough was 188, which corresponds
to a rate of 17.7 per 1,000 births, while that for the whole of London was
37 per 1,000.
The number of illegitimate births was less in St. George's and Whitechapel
than in the previous year. There was a slight increase in Mile End
Old Town; and in the Limehouse District the number was more than
doubled. The latter may be partly accounted for by the fact that, of the
22 births belonging to Limehouse that occurred in the Stepney Workhouse,
13 were illegitimate. The births in the Stepney Workhouse were in former
years included with the Poplar returns.
Marriages.
The Marriages during the year numbered 2,732, or 69 more than in the
previous year.
The proportion of persons married was 17.8 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 16.9 per 1,000.
416 marriages occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate
of 14.2 persons married, per 1,000 of the population.
273 marriages occurred in St. George's, or at the rate of 10.7 persons
married, per 1,000 of the population.
1,450 marriages occurred in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of
25 persons married, per 1,000 of the population.
593 marriages occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate
of 14.7 persons married, per 1,000 of the population.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths occurring in the Borough was 5,673
Deduct deaths occurring within the Borough among persons
not belonging thereto 1,014
4,659
Add deaths of residents that occurred outside the Borough 774
5,433