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Births.
The total number of births registered during the year was 7,983, or 182 less
than in the previous year. They consisted of 4,123 males and 3,860 females.
1,761 belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 33.7 per 1,000
of the population.
1,491 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 32.1 per 1,000
of the population.
3,207 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 29.0 per 1,000
of the population.
1,524 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 23.7 per 1,000
of the population.
The birth-rate throughout the whole Borough was 29.2 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 24.3 per 1,000.
539 births occurred in the Mothers' Lying-in Home, Commercial
Road:—
89 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
139 belonged to the Limehouse District.
63 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
21 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
227 belonged to outlying districts.
346 births occurred in the London Hospital:—
67 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
49 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
18 belonged to the Limehouse District.
33 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
179 belonged to outlying districts.
38 births occurred in the St. George's Infirmary:—
All belonged to St. George's.
36 births occurred in the Mile End Infirmary:—
35 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
1 belonging to the Limehouse district.
46 births occurred in the Whitechapel Infirmary:—
37 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
1 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
1 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
7 belonged to outlying districts.
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