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St Olave 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Olave]

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9
VITAL STATISTICS.

Table: Population, etc.—The populations of the several parishes of the District at the censuses of 1881, 1891 and 1896 were—

Population, etc.—The populations of the several parishes of the District at the censuses of 1881, 1891 and 1896 were—

1881.1891.1896.Area in acres.
St. Olave2,2472,1592,31448
St. Thomas7817528
St. John, Horselydown8,9289,8129,41769
11,95612,72311,731125

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The density of population in 1896 was 94 persons per
acre; for Registration London it was 59 to an acre.
I have based the calculations in the following Reports
upon the population of all ages as usually estimated to the
middle of the year 1897. This is 11,495.
Allowance is also made in the calculations for the fact
that the Registrar's Returns include exactly 52 weeks.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered for the whole District
(which includes the united Parish of St. Olave and St. Thomas
and that of St. John), for the 52 weeks ending January 1st,
1898, was 434. Of this total, 234 were male children and 200
female children. This gives a birth-rate of 37.9 per thousand
of the population. The birth-rates for the five preceding years
were 35.9, 32.9, 33.2, 32, 36.2, and the birth-rate for Registration
London for the year was 30.0, the lowest London birthrate
recorded.