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Marriages.
The total number of marriages was 2,774. The proportion of persons married
was nearly 20.5 per 1,000 of the population.
566 of the marriages were registered in the Limehouse District.
352 of the marriages were registered in St. George-in-the-East.
1,287 of the marriages were registered in Mile End Old Town.
569 of the marriages were registered in the Whitechapel District.
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
3,479—1,901 males and 1,578 females, or 148 more than in the previous year.
773 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District.
582 of the deaths belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
1,323 of the deaths belonged to Mile End Old Town.
801 of the deaths belonged to the Whitechapel District.
The death-rate was 12-8 per 1,000 of the population, while that for the whole of
London was 12-4 per 1,000.
Notifiable Diseases.
4,014 notifications were received and 3,421 were removed to various fever
hospitals and infirmaries.
946 belonged to the Limehouse District.
716 belonged to St. George-in-the-East.
1,620 belonged to Mile End Old Town.
732 belonged to the Whitechapel District.
Wrong Diagnosis.
99 cases of Infectious Disease were removed to hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, which were subsequently returned home, in consequence of the
patients found not to be suffering from the diseases stated on the certificates, or any
other notifiable disease.
56 of the cases were notified by private practitioners, 34 from the London
Hospital, and 9 from other Public Institutions.
This number referred to 65 cases of Scarlet Fever, 33 of Diphtheria and 1 of
Small-pox.