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

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Stepney 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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26 births occurred in Poplar belonging to this Borough. Of these 24 occurred
in the Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum and belonged to the Limehouse
district.
14 births belonging to the Borough of Stepney, occurred in the City of London
Lying-in Hospital; 5 in the Queen Charlotte's Hospital; 3 each in
the Lying-in-Hospital, Endell Street, and York Road Lying-in-Hospital,
2 in the Middlesex Hospital, 1 each in the Islington Infirmary and
King's College Hospital, and 7 in private houses in other boroughs.
Illegitimate Births,
32 illegitimate births were registered in the Lime house District, or at the rate
of 17.7 per 1,000 births.
30 illegitimate births were registered in St. George's-in-the-East, or at the rate
of 16.1 per 1,000 births.
60 illegitimate births were registered in Mile End Old Town; or at the rate
of 16.8 per 1,000 births.
65 illegitimate births were registered in the White chapel District, or at the
rate of 33'2 per 1,000 births.
Marriages.
The marriages during the year numbered 2,504, or 128 more than in the previous
year.
The proportion of persons married was 15 8 per 1,000 of the population, while
that for the whole of London was 16 0 per 1,000.
444 marriages occurred in the Lime house District, or at the rate of 14.9
persons married per 1,000 of the population.
270 marriages occurred in St. George's-in-the-East, or at the rate of 9.9
persons married per 1,000 of the population.
1,290 marriages occurred in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of
21.3 persons married per 1,000 of the population.
500 marriages occurred in the White chapel District, or at the rate of 12.2
persons married per 1,000 of the population.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths occurring in the Borough was 4,792
Deduct deaths occurring within the Borough among persons not
belonging thereto 1,128
3,664
Add deaths of residents that occurred outside the Borough 635
4,299