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Stepney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Births in
Outlying
Districts.
Twins.
331 births occurred in the St. George.in.the.East Hospital:—
292 belonged to Stepney, and 39 to outlying Districts.
930 births occurred in the Mile End Hospital:—
713 belonged to Stepney, and 217 to outlying Districts.
699 births occurred at 24, Underwood Street:—
263 belonged to Stepney, and 436 to outlying Districts.
1 birth occurred in the London Jewish Hospital which belonged to an
outlying District.
166 births occurred outside the Borough, the parents being residents of
Stepney.
41 sets of twins were born in the Borough during the year:
37 sets were live births.
2 „ „ still.born.
2 „ „ 1 live birth and 1 still birth in each case.
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 death.rate for the whole Borough was 12.6 per 1,000 of the population. 2,308 deaths occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough, of which 1,507 belonged to Stepney and 801 belonged to other Boroughs.
| Belonging to Stepney. | Belonging to other Boroughs. | |
|---|---|---|
| East End Maternity Hospital, Commercial Road | 17 | 12 |
| Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children Shadwell | 30 | 75 |
| London Hospital, Whitechapel Road | 160 | 475 |
| London Jewish Hospital, Stepney Green | 54 | 32 |
| Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road | 535 | 61 |
| St. George's Hospital, Raine Street | 365 | 61 |
| St. Peter's Hospital, Vallance Road | 330 | 77 |
| Sick Room Help Society, 24, Underwood Street | 7 | 5 |
| Stepney Institution, South Grove | 9 | 3 |
Marriages.
The total number of marriages which took place during the year was
2,272, or 8 more than in the previous year.
Deaths.
The proportion of persons married was 2T8 per 1,000 of the population.
The total number of deaths, after deducting deaths of non.residents who
died in the Borough and adding those residents who died in Outlying Institutions
was 2,620—1,445 males and 1,175 females—or 227 more than in the
previous year.
Deaths in
Public
Institutions
in the
Borough.
The net number of births notified under the Act was as follows: —
| Live Births. | Still Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) In Institutions | 2252 | 88 |
| (b) At home: — | ||
| Notified by doctors | 75 | 7 |
| „ private midwives | 140 | 1 |
| ,, doctors and midwives from Institutions | 610 | 12 |
| 3,077 | 108 |