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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54 births belonging to the Borough of Stepney occurred in the City of London
Lying-in Hospital; 8 in Queen Charlotte's Hospital; 5 in the General
Lying-in Hospital; 4 in the Salvation Army Maternity Home,
Hackney; 1 in the Clapham Maternity Charity; 2 in Paddington
Workhouse; 7 in Poplar Workhouse; 1 in the New Hospital for
Women; 1 in the Retreat, Mere, Wilts; and 2 in the street.
Marriages.
The marriages during the year numbered 2,831, or 297 more than in the
previous year.
The proportion of persons married was 20.1 per 1,000 of the population.
109 marriages occurred in the Limehouse District, or at the rate of 4 per
1,000 of the population.
248 marriages occurred in St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 10.4
per 1,000 of the population.
1,126 marriages occurred in Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 20
per 1,000 of the population.
448 marriages occurred in the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 13.2
per 1,000 of the population.
Deaths.
After deducting the deaths of non-residents who died in the Borough, and
adding those of residents who died in outlying institutions, the total number was
3795—2,112 males and 1,683 females—or 732 less than in the preceding year.
895 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of
17.9 per 1,000 of the population.
624 of the deaths belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of
14.0 per 1,000 of the population.
1,361 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 13.0
per 1,000 of the population.
915 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of
15.2 per 1,000 of the population.
The death rate throughout the whole Borough was 14.6 per 1,000 of the population,
while that for the whole of London was 14.3 per 1,000.
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