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Births in
Public
Institutions
in the
Borough.
4,218 births occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough, of which '2,068
belonged to Stepney and 2,150 belonged to other Boroughs.
1,548 births occurred in the East End Maternity Hospital:—
466 belonged to Stepney, and 1082 to outlying Districts.
796 births occurred in the London Hospital:—
357 belonged to Stepney, and 439 to outlying Districts.
280 births occurred in the St. George-in-the-East Hospital:—
261 belonged to Stepney, and 19 to outlying Districts.
630 births occurred in the Mile End Hospital:—
535 belonged to Stepney, and 95 to outlying Districts.
156 births occurred in the St. Peter's Hospital:—
135 belonged to Stepney, and 21 to outlying Districts.
807 births occurred at 24, Underwood Street:—
314 belonged to Stepney, and 493 to outlying Districts.
1 birth occurred in the London Jewish Hospital, Stepney Green, which
belonged to an outlying District.
Births in
Outlying
Districts.
182 births occurred outside the Borough, the parents being residents of
Stepney.
Twins.
40 sets of twins and 1 set of triplets were born in the Borough during
the year.
Notification
of Births
Act.
The Notification of Births Act applies to the notification of any child
which is born after the 28th week of pregnancy whether alive or dead.
The net number of births notified under the Act was as follows:—
Live Still
Births Births.
(a) In Institutions 2289 77
(b) At home:—
Notified by doctors 116 3
,, private midwives 194 4
,, doctors and midwives from
Institutions 716 13
3,315 97
Marriages
The total number of marriages which took place during the year was
2,174, or 70 more than in the previous year.
The proportion of persons married was 21.1 per 1,000 ot the population.