Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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79 births occurred in the Whitechapel Infirmary: —
55 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
8 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
1 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
15 belonged to outlying districts.
30 births occurred in St. George's Infirmary:—
26 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
2 belonged to the Limehouse District
2 belonged to outlying districts.
64 births occurred in the Mile End Infirmary:—
61 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
1 belonged to the Limehouse District.
2 belonged to outlying districts.
13 births occurred in Poplar belonging to this Borough. All were
children of residents of Limehouse.
8 births belonging to the Borough of Stepney occurred in the City
of London Lying-in Home, 8 in Queen Charlotte's Hospital,
3 in the British Lying-in Hospital, 3 in the General Lyingin
Hospital, and 1 in the Clapham Maternity.
Illegitimate Births.
14 illegitimate births were registered in Limehouse District, or at
the rate of 7.5 per 1,000 births.
35 illegitimate births were registered in the St. George's District, or
at the rate of 16.6 per 1,000 births.
68 illegitimate births were registered in the Mile End Old Town
District, or at the rate of 17.7 per 1,000 births.
28 illegitimate births were registered in the Whitechapel District,
or at the rate of 11.5 per 1,000 births.
The number throughout the whole Borough was 145, or 15 less than in
the previous year. This number corresponds to a rate of 14.1 per 1,000
births, while that for the whole of London was 37 per 1,000.
The number of illegitimate births was less in all the districts, with the
excepton of Mile End, than in the preceding year.