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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Martin-in-the-Fields 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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The following Table gives the number of Births registered in each month of the year:-
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| February | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| March | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| April | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| May | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| June | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| July | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| August | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| September | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| October | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| November | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| December | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 70 | 99 | 169* |
These 175 births will produce a birth-rate of 13.4 per 1,000,
against 16.9 of the previous year 1896.
The birth-rate in London, for the year 1897, was 30.0 per 1,000.
This is the lowest London birth-rate on record.
Deaths.
The total Deaths registered in the Parish during the year 1897
were 297, a number 43 less than in the previous year.
*To these 169 Births occurring in the Parish must be added 6 belonging to
St. Martin's which took place at the Bear Yard Receiving Ward, making a
total of 175.