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 West Ham]
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Table IX(b).
West Ham. Births and birth rates (1911—1937)-
Year | Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total live births | Birth rate per 1,000 population | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Males | Females | West Ham | London | England & Wales | ||
1911 | 4,274 | 4,212 | 120 | 109 | 8,715 | 30.1 | 24.7 | 24.4 |
1912 | 4,307 | 4,223 | 121 | 105 | 8,756 | 30.0 | 24.7 | 23.8 |
1913 | 4,278 | 122 | 118 | 9,040 | 30.7 | 24.5 | 23.9 | |
1914 | 4,488 | 4,172 | 112 | 108 | 8,880 | 30 .2 | 24.3 | 23.8 |
1915 | 4,218 | 3,952 | 98 | 112 | 8,380 | 28.5 | 22.6 | 22.0 |
1916 | 4,197 | 3,950 | 109 | 120 | 8,376 | 28.7 | 21.5 | 20.9 |
1917 | 3,234 | 3,173 | 114 | 107 | 6,628 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 |
1918 | 2,952 | 2,795 | 139 | lie | 6,002 | 20.4 | 160 | 17.7 |
1919 | 3,568 | 3,262 | 130 | 118 | 7,078 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 18.5 |
1920 | 4,805 | 4,647 | 149 | 122 | 9,723 | 32.2 | 26.9 | 25.5 |
1921 | 4,094 | 3,903 | 116 | 129 | 8,242 | 26.8 | 221 | 22.4 |
1922 | 4,004 | 3,769 | 93 | 93 | 7,959 | 25.7 | 20.9 | 20.4 |
1923 | 3,898 | 3,680 | 120 | 105 | 7,803 | 24.8 | 20.1 | 19.7 |
1924 | 3,540 | 3,461 | 102 | 99 | 7,202 | 22.7 | 18.6 | 18.8 |
1925 | 3,505 | 3,343 | 94 | 75 | 7,017 | 22.0 | 17.9 | 18.3 |
1926 | 3,393 | 3,154 | 86 | 77 | 6,710 | 21.2 | 17.1 | 17.8 |
1927 | 2,993 | 2.840 | 75 | 83 | 5,991 | 19.0 | . 161 | 16.7 |
1928 | 2,939 | 2,802 | 87 | 85 | 5,913 | 19.3 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
J 929 | 2,820 | 2,773 | 74 | 99 | 5,766 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 16.3 |
1930 | 2,834 | 2,638 | 63 | 71 | 5,606 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 16.3 |
1931 | 2,631 | 2,512 | 64 | 59 | 5,266 | 17.7 | 150 | 15.8 |
1932 | 2,490 | 2,346 | 68 | 76 | 4,980 | 17.2 | 14.3 | 15.3 |
1933 | 2,178 | 2,111 | 65 | 52 | 4,406 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 14.4 |
1934 | 2,187 | 2,038 | 49 | 59 | 4,333 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
1935 | 2.045 | 2,043 | 51 | 61 | 4,200 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 14.7 |
1936 | 2,098 | 2,000 | 51 | 34 | 4,183 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
1937 | 2,079 | 1,995 | 61 | 53 | 4,188 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 14.9 |