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

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Stepney 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Illegitimate Births.
26 illegitimate births were registered in the Limehouse District, or at the rate
of 9.5 per 1,000 births.
22 illegitimate births were registered in St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate
of 16 3 per 1,000 births.
46 illegitimate births were registered in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of
15 0 per 1,000 births.
68 illegitimate births were registered in the Whitechapel District, or at the
rate of 47 1 per 1,000 births.
The illegitimate births were less than in the previous year in all the districts,
with the exception of the Whitechapel District.
Marriages.
The marriages during the year numbered 3,570, or 1,036 more than in the
previous year.
The proportion of persons married was 26.8 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 25.7 per 1,000.
618 marriages occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 24 3 per
1,000 of the population.
364 marriages occurred in St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 161
per 1,000 of the population.
1,905 marriages occurred in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 35 3
per 1,000 of the population.
683 marriages occurrcd in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 22.0
per 1,000 of the population.

Deaths.

The total number of deaths occurring in the Borough was5,065
Deduct deaths occurring within the Borough among persons not belonging thereto1,319
3,746
Add deaths of residents that occurred outside the Borough781
The deaths consisted of 2,434 males and 2,093 females.4,527