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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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The followiug Table gives the number of Births registered in each month of the year :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| March | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| April | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| May | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| June | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| July | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| August | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| September | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| October | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| November | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| December | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| - | - | - | |
| 85 | 94 | 1791 | |
| - | - | - |
These 182 births will produce a birth-rate of 13*9 per 1,000,
against 13*4 of the previous year, 1897.
Iu London the birth-rate for the year 1898 was 29*5 per 1,000.
Deaths.
The total Deaths registered in the Parish during the year 1898
were 305, an increase of 8 over the previous year.
* To these 179 Births occurring in the Parish must be added 3 belonging to
St. Martin's which took place at the Bear i'ard Receiving Ward, making a
total of 182.