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

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Stepney 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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3 births occurred at 21 Endsleigh Gardens, St. Pancras. 1 belonged
to the Limehouse District, and 2 to the Whitechapel District.
8 births occurred at Queen Margaret's Hospital, Stratford. 2 belonged
to St. George-in-the-East, 4 to Mile End Old Town, and 2 to the Whitechapel
District.
2 births occurred at the Military Families' Hospital, Woolwich. 1
belonged to Mile End Old Town, and 1 to the Whitechapel District.
12 births occurred at 4, Navarino Road, Hackney. 4 belonged to Mile
End Old Town, 4 to St. George-in-the-East, and 4 to the Whitechapel
District.
4 births occurred at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. 2 belonged to the
Whitechapel District, 1 to St. George-in-the-East, and 1 to Mile End Old
Town.
1 birth occurred at All Saints, Poplar, 1 at Horton Hospital, 1 at the
French Hospital, 2 at Guy's Hospital, 2 at 65, Lauriston Road, Hackney.
All belonged to Mile End Old Town.
2 births occurred at 18, Thavies Inn, Holborn, and one at the Bethnal
Green Workhouse. All belonged to the Limehouse District.
1 birth occurred at the Mildmay Mission Hospital, which belonged to
St. George-in-the-East.
54 births occurred at various nursing homes and private houses outside
the Borough. Of these, 11 belonged to the Limehouse District, 8 to
St. George-in-the-East, 22 to Mile End Old Town, and 12 to the Whitechapel
District.
Marriages. The total number of marriages was 2,091. The proportion
of persons married was 16.4 per 1,000 of the population.
368 of the marriages were registered in the Limehouse District.
244 ,, ,, ,, St. George's District.
1,077 ,, ,, ,, Mile End Old Town.
402 ,, ,, ,, 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 2,917—1,595 males and 1,322 females—or 576 less than
in the previous year.
655 of the deaths belonged to the Limehouse District, or at the rate of
12.3 per 1,000 of the population.