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

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Stepney 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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41 births occurred in the Mile End Infirmary:—
41 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
72 births occurred in the White chapel Infirmary
53 belonged to the White chapel District.
3 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
1 belonged to the Lime house District.
1 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
14 belonged to outlying districts.
72 births occurred at 24, Underwood Street:—
12 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
34 belonged to the White chapel District.
1 belonged to the Lime house District.
12 belonged to St. George -in -the -East.
13 belonged to outlying districts.
26 births belonging to this Borough occurred in Poplar, 20 having occurred
in the Stepney Workhouse and 6 in the Poplar and Stepney Sick
Asylum. All belonged to the Lime house District.
15 births belonging to the Borough of Stepney occurred in the City of London
Lying-in Hospital; 7 in Queen Charlotte's Hospital; 1 in the General
Lying-in Hospital; 1 in the British Lying-in Hospital; 2 in the
Middlesex Hospital; 1 in the Clapham Maternity; 2 in the West
Ham Workhouse; 1 each in the Hackney Workhouse, Bethnal
Green Workhouse, Holborn Workhouse, St. Marylebone Workhouse,
Poplar Workhouse, and Rochford Workhouse. 2 births occurred in
private houses in other Boroughs.
Illegitimate Births.
28 illegitimate births were registered in the Lime house District, or at the rate
of 15.2 per 1,000 births.
40 illegitimate births were registered in St. George -in -the -East, or at the rate
of 25.4 per 1,000 births.
50 illegitimate births were registered in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of
14.3 per 1,000 births.
62 illegitimate births were registered in the White chapel District, or at the
rate of 36.8 per 1,000 births.
Marriages.
The marriages during the year numbered 2,569, or 49 more than in the previous
year.